3-Hydroxybutyric Acid

beta-Hydroxybutyric Acid; 3 Hydroxybutyrate; 3 Hydroxybutyric Acid; Acid, 3-Hydroxybutyric; Acid, beta-Hydroxybutyric; beta Hydroxybutyrate; beta Hydroxybutyric Acid
BUTYRIC ACID substituted in the beta or 3 position. It is one of the ketone bodies produced in the liver and occurs at high levels in the blood and urine in KETOSIS. (From Dorland's, 28th ed)