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Metabolite IDPAMDB000606
Identification
Name: alpha-Ketoisovaleric acid
Description:Alpha-ketoisovaleric acid is a branched chain organic acid which is a precursor to leucine and valine synthesis. It is also a degradation product from valine. The enzyme dihydroxy-acid dehydratase catalyzes the fourth step in the biosynthesis of isoleucine and valine, through the dehydration of 2, 3-dihydroxy-isovaleic acid into alpha-ketoisovaleric acid.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • α-keto-isovalerate
  • α-keto-isovaleric acid
  • α-keto-valine
  • α-ketoisopentanoate
  • α-ketoisopentanoic acid
  • α-ketovaline
  • α-oxoisovalerate
  • α-oxoisovaleric acid
  • 2-Keto-3-Methylbutyrate
  • 2-Keto-3-Methylbutyric acid
  • 2-Keto-isovalerate
  • 2-Keto-isovaleric acid
  • 2-Ketoisovalerate
  • 2-Ketoisovaleric acid
  • 2-Ketoisvalerate
  • 2-ketoisvaleric acid
  • 2-Ketovaline
  • 2-KIV
  • 2-Oxo-3-methyl-butyrate
  • 2-oxo-3-Methyl-butyric acid
  • 2-Oxo-3-methylbutanoate
  • 2-Oxo-3-methylbutanoic acid
  • 2-Oxo-3-methylbutyrate
  • 2-Oxo-3-methylbutyric acid
  • 2-Oxoisopentanoate
  • 2-Oxoisopentanoic acid
  • 2-Oxoisovalerate
  • 2-Oxoisovaleric acid
  • 3-Methyl-2-oxo-Butanoate
  • 3-Methyl-2-oxo-Butanoic acid
  • 3-Methyl-2-oxo-Butyrate
  • 3-Methyl-2-oxo-Butyric acid
  • 3-Methyl-2-oxobutanoate
  • 3-Methyl-2-oxobutanoic acid
  • 3-Methyl-2-oxobutinoate
  • 3-Methyl-2-oxobutinoic acid
  • 3-Methyl-2-oxobutyrate
  • 3-Methyl-2-oxobutyric acid
  • A-Keto-b-Methylbutyrate
  • A-Keto-b-Methylbutyric acid
  • A-Keto-Isovalerate
  • A-Keto-Isovaleric acid
  • a-keto-Valine
  • a-Ketoisopentanoate
  • a-Ketoisopentanoic acid
  • a-Ketoisovalerate
  • a-Ketoisovaleric acid
  • a-Ketovaline
  • A-Oxo-b-methylbutyrate
  • A-Oxo-b-methylbutyric acid
  • A-Oxoisovalerate
  • A-Oxoisovaleric acid
  • Alpha-Keto-beta-Methylbutyrate
  • Alpha-Keto-beta-Methylbutyric acid
  • Alpha-Keto-Isovalerate
  • Alpha-Keto-Isovaleric acid
  • Alpha-Keto-valine
  • Alpha-Ketoisopentanoate
  • Alpha-Ketoisopentanoic acid
  • Alpha-Ketoisovalerate
  • Alpha-Ketoisovaleric acid
  • Alpha-Ketovaline
  • Alpha-Oxo-beta-methylbutyrate
  • Alpha-Oxo-beta-methylbutyric acid
  • Alpha-Oxoisovalerate
  • Alpha-Oxoisovaleric acid
  • Dimethylpyruvate
  • Dimethylpyruvic acid
  • Isopropylglyoxylate
  • Isopropylglyoxylic acid
  • Ketovaline
  • α-keto-Isovalerate
  • α-keto-Isovaleric acid
  • α-keto-Valine
  • α-keto-β-Methylbutyrate
  • α-keto-β-Methylbutyric acid
  • α-Ketoisopentanoate
  • α-Ketoisopentanoic acid
  • α-Ketoisovalerate
  • α-Ketoisovaleric acid
  • α-Ketovaline
  • α-oxo-β-Methylbutyrate
  • α-oxo-β-Methylbutyric acid
  • α-Oxoisovalerate
  • α-Oxoisovaleric acid
Chemical Formula: C5H8O3
Average Molecular Weight: 116.1152
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 116.047344122
InChI Key: QHKABHOOEWYVLI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C5H8O3/c1-3(2)4(6)5(7)8/h3H,1-2H3,(H,7,8)
CAS number: 759-05-7
IUPAC Name:3-methyl-2-oxobutanoic acid
Traditional IUPAC Name: α-ketoisovalerate
SMILES:CC(C)C(=O)C(O)=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as short-chain keto acids and derivatives. These are keto acids with an alkyl chain the contains less than 6 carbon atoms.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassOrganic acids and derivatives
Class Keto acids and derivatives
Sub ClassShort-chain keto acids and derivatives
Direct Parent Short-chain keto acids and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Methyl-branched fatty acid
  • Short-chain keto acid
  • Branched fatty acid
  • Fatty acyl
  • Alpha-keto acid
  • Alpha-hydroxy ketone
  • Ketone
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Solid
Charge:-1
Melting point: 31.5 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility:0.1 g/mL MeOH hot clearPhysProp
LogP:0.329PhysProp
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility30.2 mg/mLALOGPS
logP0.49ALOGPS
logP1.31ChemAxon
logS-0.59ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)3.37ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-9.7ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area54.37 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count2ChemAxon
Refractivity27.19 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability11.04 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Cytoplasm
Reactions:
Pathways:
  • Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis pae00770
  • Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis pae00290
  • Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation pae00280
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies)splash10-000i-9500000000-ff936b879a69b5d118f8View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies)splash10-000i-8920000000-e37b37d64d43dcf763f0View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 MEOX; 1 TMS)splash10-000i-9400000000-e3995acc4818a98d0f48View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 MEOX; 1 TMS)splash10-0f79-9720000000-5d89487273e44ea61a68View in MoNA
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MSNot Available
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-000i-9000000000-10ab58a33e9ca7dbace0View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-000i-9000000000-ad51ff01c94b6046ad64View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 10V, Negativesplash10-014i-0900000000-9993174a7b1801b90ddbView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 20V, Negativesplash10-00xr-9500000000-293818b81e0879b6feb2View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 30V, Negativesplash10-00di-9000000000-75058f27a2178b9cf121View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-4c20af39e8ee009d5278View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-00r2-9400000000-21f8c3fae79161c82099View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-00dl-9000000000-5f25e41413738bb6b5d7View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-801af00dea93fcfd637dView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-01b9-8900000000-5185c7dfc72c25069904View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-00xs-9200000000-7e2a275a65197f96f5d7View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0600-9000000000-0013e0ff06f9896a1337View in MoNA
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot Available
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot Available
2D NMR[1H,1H] 2D NMR SpectrumNot Available
References
References:
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  • Lee SH, Kim SO, Chung BC: Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric determination of urinary oxoacids using O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)oxime-trimethylsilyl ester derivatization and cation-exchange chromatography. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl. 1998 Nov 20;719(1-2):1-7. Pubmed: 9869358
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  • Schauder P, Schroder K, Langenbeck U: Serum branched-chain amino and keto acid response to a protein-rich meal in man. Ann Nutr Metab. 1984;28(6):350-6. Pubmed: 6393856
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  • Tsuchiya H, Hashizume I, Tokunaga T, Tatsumi M, Takagi N, Hayashi T: High-performance liquid chromatography of alpha-keto acids in human saliva. Arch Oral Biol. 1983;28(11):989-92. Pubmed: 6581765
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  • Winder, C. L., Dunn, W. B., Schuler, S., Broadhurst, D., Jarvis, R., Stephens, G. M., Goodacre, R. (2008). "Global metabolic profiling of Escherichia coli cultures: an evaluation of methods for quenching and extraction of intracellular metabolites." Anal Chem 80:2939-2948. Pubmed: 18331064
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Synthesis Reference: Pirrung, Michael C.; Ha, Hyun Joon; Holmes, Christopher P. Purification and inhibition of spinach a,b-dihydroxyacid dehydratase . Journal of Organic Chemistry (1989), 54(7), 1543-8.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Not Available
External Links:
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CHEBI ID16530
HMDB IDHMDB00019
Pubchem Compound ID49
Kegg IDC00141
ChemSpider ID48
Wikipedia IDNot Available
BioCyc ID2-KETO-ISOVALERATE
EcoCyc ID2-KETO-ISOVALERATE
Ligand ExpoKIV