2-Oxobutanoic acid

600-18-0

C4H6O3

DMSO : >= 50 mg/mL (489.76 mM)

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

2-Oxobutanoic acid is a product in the enzymatic cleavage of cystathionine. In Vitro: 2-Oxobutanoic acid (alpha-Ketobutyric acid) is a product in the enzymatic cleavage of cystathionine. 2-Oxobutanoic acid is a substance that is involved in the metabolism of many amino acids as well as propanoate metabolism and C-5 branched dibasic acid metabolism. 2-Oxobutanoic acid is also one of the degradation products of threonine. It can be converted into propionyl-CoA (and subsequently methylmalonyl CoA, which can be converted into succinyl CoA, a citric acid cycle intermediate), and thus enter the citric acid cycle^[1].