LP18402-5
Alpha hydroxybutyrate
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Description
2-Hydroxybutyric acid (or alpha-hydroxybutyrate) is a hydroxybutyric acid with the hydroxyl group on the carbon adjacent to the carboxyl. It is a chiral compound having two enantiomers, D-2-hydroxybutyric acid and L-2-hydroxybutyric acid.
2-Hydroxybutyrate, the conjugate base of 2-hydroxybutyric acid, is produced in mammalian tissues (principally hepatic) that catabolize L-threonine or synthesize glutathione. Oxidative stress or detoxification demands can dramatically increase the rate of hepatic glutathione synthesis. Under such metabolic stress conditions, supplies of L-cysteine for glutathione synthesis become limiting, so homocysteine is diverted from the transmethylation pathway forming methionine into the transsulfuration pathway forming cystathionine. 2-Hydroxybutyrate is released as a byproduct when cystathionine is cleaved to cysteine that is incorporated into glutathione. Chronic shifts in the rate of glutathione synthesis may be reflected by urinary excretion of 2-hydroxybutyrate.
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Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Alpha hydroxybutyrate
- Part Display Name
- Alpha hydroxybutyrate
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- A-OH-Butyr
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | Alpha 羟基丁酸 Synonyms: 2OH-丁酸; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Hydroxybutyrate alpha |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Alfahüdroksübutüraat |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Alfa Hidroxibutirato |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Alfa idrossibutirrato |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Alfa hidroksibütirat |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Альфа гидроксибутират Synonyms: Альфа-гидроксибутират |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | alfa-hydroxybutyraat |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Hydroxybutyrate alpha |
| fr-FR | French (France) | 2-hydroxybutyrate |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Alfa hydroksymaślan |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | α-υδροξυβουτυρικό Synonyms: α-υδροξυβουτυρικό |
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