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Sigma-Aldrich

(±)-Sodium 3-hydroxybutyrate

≥99.0% (NT)

Synonym(s):

(±)-3-Hydroxybutyric acid sodium salt

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH(OH)CH2COONa
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
126.09
Beilstein:
4824866
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

≥99.0% (NT)

mp

167-170 °C

functional group

hydroxyl

SMILES string

[Na+].CC(O)CC([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C4H8O3.Na/c1-3(5)2-4(6)7;/h3,5H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

NBPUSGBJDWCHKC-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Application

(±)-Sodium 3-hydroxybutyrate has been used in a study to understand the effect of butyrate on fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), which is involved in fatty acid ß-oxidation in liver. It may be used in the preparation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate).

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Shengying Pan et al.
Behavioural pharmacology, 31(4), 322-332 (2020-01-03)
β-hydroxybutyrate, a ketone body metabolite, has been shown to suppress depression-like behavior in rodents. In this study, we examined its antidepressive property in acute and chronic administration modes in mice by using forced swim test and tail suspension test. Results
Roman Tyzio et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 31(1), 34-45 (2011-01-07)
GABA depolarizes immature neurons because of a high [Cl(-)](i) and orchestrates giant depolarizing potential (GDP) generation. Zilberter and coworkers (Rheims et al., 2009; Holmgren et al., 2010) showed recently that the ketone body metabolite DL-3-hydroxybutyrate (DL-BHB) (4 mM), lactate (4
Sodium butyrate stimulates expression of fibroblast growth factor 21 in liver by inhibition of histone deacetylase 3.
Li H, et al.
Diabetes, 61(4), 797-806 (2012)
Novel synthesis of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate).
Juzwa M and Jedli?ski Z.
Macromolecules, 39(13), 4627-4630 (2006)
Brian A Parker et al.
International journal of molecular sciences, 19(8) (2018-08-04)
The clinical benefit of ketosis has historically and almost exclusively centered on neurological conditions, lending insight into how ketones alter mitochondrial function in neurons. However, there is a gap in our understanding of how ketones influence mitochondria within skeletal muscle

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