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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:
150-83-4
Molecular Weight:
126.09
Beilstein:
4824866
EC Number:
205-774-5
MDL number:
MFCD00016716
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
57651496
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

200

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)
Chia-Wei Cheng et al.
Cell, 178(5), 1115-1131 (2019-08-24)
Little is known about how metabolites couple tissue-specific stem cell function with physiology. Here we show that, in the mammalian small intestine, the expression of Hmgcs2 (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthetase 2), the gene encoding the rate-limiting enzyme in the production of ketone
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