Product Description: (R)-3-Hydroxybutanoic acid-13C4 sodium is a 13C labeled (R)-3-Hydroxybutanoic acid (HY-W051723). (R)-3-Hydroxybutanoic acid is a metabolite converted from acetoacetic acid catalyzed by 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase. (R)-3-Hydroxybutanoic acid can function as a nutrition source, and as a precursor for vitamins, antibiotics and pheromones[1][2].
Formula: 13C4H7NaO3
References: [1]Ide T. Enzymatic-HPLC method to analyze D-3-hydroxybutyric acid in rat serum. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2010;74(8):1578-82./[2]Mateusz Biernacki, et al. Production of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid by Arxula adeninivorans. AMB Express. 2017 Dec;7(1):4.