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beta-hydroxybutyric acid
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  beta-hydroxybutyric acid - beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolismacetone body, ketone body - a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disordershydroxybutyric acid, oxybutyric acid - hydroxy derivative of butyric acid |
beta-hydroxybutyric acid
beta-hydroxybutyric acid [ba″tah-hi-drok″se-bu-tir´ik] one of the ketone bodies, occurring in abnormal amounts in diabetic ketoacidosis and in starvation due to fatty acid oxidation.3-hy·drox·y·bu·tyr·ic ac·id (hī-drōk'sē-byū-tir'ik as'id), The d-stereoisomer is one of the ketone bodies and is formed in ketogenesis; it is an important fuel for extrahepatic tissues; as an acyl derivative it is also an intermediate in fatty acid biosynthesis. The l-isomer is found as a coenzyme A derivative in β oxidation of fatty acids. Synonym(s): 3-hydroxybutanoic acid, β-hydroxybutyric acidbeta-hydroxybutyric acid
Related to beta-hydroxybutyric acid: acetoacetic acidWords related to beta-hydroxybutyric acidnoun beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolismRelated Words- acetone body
- ketone body
- hydroxybutyric acid
- oxybutyric acid
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