Oxobutyrate
Ketobutyric acid, ketobutanoic acid, oxobutyric acid, or oxobutanoic acid may refer to the following chemical compounds: * α-Ketobutyric acid (2-oxobutyric acid) * β-Ketobutyric acid (acetoacetic acid or 3-oxobutyric acid) In addition, oxobutyric acid, or oxobutanoic acid may refer to: * 4-Oxobutanoic acid (succinic semialdehyde, 4-oxobutyric acid) See also * Dicarbonyl In organic chemistry, a dicarbonyl is a molecule containing two carbonyl () groups. Although this term could refer to any organic compound containing two carbonyl groups, it is used more specifically to describe molecules in which both carbonyls ...

α-Ketobutyric Acid
α-Ketobutyric acid is an organic compound with the formula CH3CH2C(O)CO2H. It is a colorless solid that melts just above room temperature. Its conjugate base α-ketobutyrate is the predominant form found in nature (near neutral pH). It results from the lysis of cystathionine. It is also one of the degradation products of threonine, produced by the catabolism of the amino acid by threonine dehydratase. It is also produced by the degradation of homocysteine and the metabolism of methionine. α-Ketobutyrate is transported into the mitochondrial matrix, where it is converted to propionyl-CoA by branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complex. Further mitochondrial reactions produce succinyl-CoA. This is first through the enzyme mitochondria propionyl-CoA carboxylase with biotin as a cofactor to produce (''S'')-methylmalonyl-CoA. This is subsequently converted to (''R'')-methylmalonyl-CoA by mitochondrial methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase. Finally, mitochondrial methylmalonyl-CoA ...
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β-Ketobutyric Acid
Acetoacetic acid (IUPAC name: 3-oxobutanoic acid, also known as acetonecarboxylic acid or diacetic acid) is the organic compound with the formula CHCOCHCOOH. It is the simplest beta-keto acid, and like other members of this class, it is unstable. The methyl and ethyl esters, which are quite stable, are produced on a large scale industrially as precursors to dyes. Acetoacetic acid is a weak acid. Biochemistry Under typical physiological conditions, acetoacetic acid exists as its conjugate base, acetoacetate: : Unbound acetoacetate is primarily produced by liver mitochondria from its thioester with coenzyme A (CoA): : The acetoacetyl-CoA itself is formed by three routes: *3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA releases acetyl CoA and acetoacetate: *: *Acetoacetyl-CoA can come from beta oxidation of butyryl-CoA: *: *Condensation of pair of acetyl CoA molecules as catalyzed by thiolase. *: In mammals, acetoacetate produced in the liver (along with the other two "ketone bodies") is release ...
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4-Oxobutanoic Acid
Succinic semialdehyde (SSA) is a GABA and GHB metabolite. It is formed from GABA by the action of GABA transaminase (4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase) and further oxidised to become succinic acid, which enters TCA cycle. SSA is oxidized into succinic acid by the enzyme succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase, which uses NAD+ as a cofactor.   When the oxidation of succinic semialdehyde to succinic acid is impaired, accumulation of succinic semialdehyde takes place which leads to succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency. In addition to the pathway involving GABA transaminase, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) can also be metabolized to SSA via GHB dehydrogenase or by GHB transhydrogenase (D-2-hydroxyglutarate transhydrogenase). See also * Transaminase (aminotransferase) * Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADHD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of the degradation pathway of the inhibitory neurotransmitter γ ...
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