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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

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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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)
Carolina Akiko Sato Cabral Araújo et al.
PeerJ, 8, e8933-e8933 (2020-04-21)
The end of pregnancy is the period with the highest risk of occurrences of ketosis and pregnancy toxemia due to fat mobilization and increasing non-esterified fatty acids in the liver which are converted in ketone bodies, mainly β-hydroxybutyrate acid (BHB).
Hossein Ghahremani et al.
Galen medical journal, 9, e1831-e1831 (2021-09-02)
Alteration of metabolic pathways in cancer cells can intensely modulate their migration as an important step in invasion and metastasis. Ketogenic diet showed some contradictory results in cancer patients. In this study the impact of metabolic reprogramming of A2780CP as
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
Esben Thyssen Vestergaard et al.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 104(7), 2581-2592 (2019-02-07)
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is an incretin hormone used therapeutically in type 2 diabetes and obesity. The interplay between ambient free fatty acids (FFAs) and GLP-1 remains unclear. Acipimox suppresses adipose tissue lipolysis via activation of the PUMA-G (also known as

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