Bioactivity | 3-Methylglutaric acid, a leucine metabolite, is a conspicuous C6 dicarboxylic organic acid classically associated with two distinct leucine pathway enzyme deficiencies, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA lyase (HMGCL) and 3-methylglutaconyl CoA hydratase (AUH)[1][2]. | ||||||||||||
Name | 3-Methylglutaric acid | ||||||||||||
CAS | 626-51-7 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C6H10O4 | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 146.14 | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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