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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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Novel synthesis of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate).
Juzwa M and Jedli?ski Z.
Macromolecules, 39(13), 4627-4630 (2006)
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)
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
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

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