描述
2-Hydroxycaproic acid is a branched-chain alpha-keto acid that have been reported in normal human blood (PMID: 7130306) and in normal amniotic fluid. (PMID: 7076774)
It has been found that 2-Hydroxycaproic acid is the most significant metabolite found in the CSF of patients infected with Nocardia. Nocardia species is an uncommon cause of meningitis, and Nocardia meningitis has a clinical picture similar to that of tuberculous meningitis (PMID: 3818936) [HMDB]
InChI标识符
InChI=1S/C6H12O3/c1-2-3-4-5(7)6(8)9/h5,7H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9)