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Sigma-Aldrich

2-Oxovaleric acid

≥98.0% (T)

Synonym(s):

α-Ketovaleric acid, 2-Oxopentanoic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2COCOOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
116.12
Beilstein:
635884
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

≥98.0% (T)

form

liquid

bp

88-90 °C/12 mmHg (lit.)

mp

7-9 °C (lit.)

density

1.110 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid
ketone

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCCC(=O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C5H8O3/c1-2-3-4(6)5(7)8/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)

InChI key

KDVFRMMRZOCFLS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

201.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

94 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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The ATP-regulated potassium (KATP) channel plays an essential role in the control of insulin release from the pancreatic beta-cell. In the present study we have used the patch-clamp technique to study the direct effects of alpha-ketoisocaproate on the KATP channel
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A wind tunnel bioassay and video to observe mosquitoes landing on heated glass cylinders were used to test sweat and some derivatives for responses of Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae), a highly anthropophilic African species of malaria vector. Filter papers
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Threonine 246 is an active site residue that is conserved in all known L-lactate dehydrogenase (LDH; EC 1.1.1.27) sequences. In order to investigate the role of Thr246 in Bacillus stearothermophilus LDH, this residue was altered by site-directed mutagenesis to valine
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In this study, we concurrently examined the effects of 8 and 40 weeks of growth hormone replacement (GHR) on lipids, lipoprotein composition, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) size, very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) apolipoprotein (apo)B kinetics and LDL apoB kinetics. Eight weeks of GHR
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A simple and highly sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for the determination of alpha-keto acids in human serum and urine is described. In an acidic solution, twelve species of alpha-keto acids examined were converted by reaction with 1,2-diamino-4,5-methylenedioxy-benzene into

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