Molecule ID: 1662

IUPAC Name: 3-hydroxy-3-methylpentanedioic acid

Description: The molecule is a dicarboxylic acid that is glutaric acid in which one of the two hydrogens at position 3 is substituted by a hydroxy group, while the other is substituted by a methyl group. It has been found to accumulate in urine of patients suffering from HMG-CoA lyase (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase, EC 4.1.3.4) deficiency. It occurs as a plant metabolite in Crotalaria dura. It has a role as an antimetabolite, an anticholesteremic drug, an EC 1.1.1.34/EC 1.1.1.88 (hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase) inhibitor, a human metabolite and a plant metabolite. It is a dicarboxylic acid, a 3-hydroxy carboxylic acid and a tertiary alcohol. It derives from a glutaric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate(1-).

SMILES: CC(O)(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O

SELFIES: [C][C][Branch1][C][O][Branch1][#Branch1][C][C][=Branch1][C][=O][O][C][C][=Branch1][C][=O][O]

InChI: InChI=1S/C6H10O5/c1-6(11,2-4(7)8)3-5(9)10/h11H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)

Molecular Properties:
- Polar Surface Area: 94.8 Ų
- LogP: -1.2