| Bioactivity | 3-Methyl-2-oxovaleric acid is a neurotoxin, an acidogen, and a metabotoxin, and also an abnormal metabolite that arises from the incomplete breakdown of branched-chain amino acids. | ||||||||||||
| Name | 3-Methyl-2-oxovaleric acid | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 1460-34-0 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C6H10O3 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 130.14 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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