4-Hydroxy-2-oxopentanoic acid

4-Hydroxy-2-oxopentanoic acid
Names
IUPAC name
4-Hydroxy-2-oxopentanoic acid
Other names
4-Hydroxy-2-ketopentanoic acid; 4-Hydroxy-2-ketovaleric acid; 4-Hydroxy-2-oxovaleric acid; 4-Hydroxy-2-oxopentanoate; 4-Hydroxy-2-ketopentanoate; 4-Hydroxy-2-ketovalerate; 4-Hydroxy-2-oxovalerate; HKP
Identifiers
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ChemSpider 121
PubChem 124
Properties
C5H8O4
Molar mass 132.12 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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4-Hydroxy-2-oxopentanoaic acid, also known as 4-hydroxy-2-oxovalerate, is formed by the decarboxylation of 4-oxalocrotonate by 4-oxalocrotonate decarboxylase, is degraded by 4-hydroxy-2-oxovalerate aldolase, forming acetaldehyde and pyruvate and is reversibly dehydrated by 2-oxopent-4-enoate hydratase to 2-oxopent-4-enoate.[1]

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