Term Name: acetoin
Synonyms: (S)-2-Acetoin, 1-Hydroxyethyl methyl ketone, 2,3-Butanolone, 2-Acetoin, 2-Hydroxy-3-butanone, 3-Hydroxy-2-butanone, 3-Hydroxybutan-2-one, acetoin, Acetyl methyl carbinol, Dimethylketol, gamma-Hydroxy-beta-oxobutane
Definition: A methyl ketone that is butan-2-one substituted by a hydroxy group at position 3.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:15688]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: methyl ketone secondary alpha-hydroxy ketone
has subtype: (R)-acetoin (S)-acetoin
has_role: metabolite