Term Name: hydroxybutyric acid
Synonyms: hydroxybutanoic acid, hydroxybutanoic acids, hydroxybutyric acids
Definition: Any compound comprising a butyric acid core carrying at least one hydroxy substituent.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:24684]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: hydroxy fatty acid
has subtype: 2,2,4-trihydroxybutanoic acid 2,3,4-trihydroxybutanoic acid 2,3-dihydroxybutanoic acid 2,4-dihydroxybutanoic acid 2-hydroxybutyric acid 3-hydroxybutyric acid 4-hydroxybutyric acid
has_functional_parent: butyric acid
inverse has_functional_parent: O-hydroxybutyryl-L-carnitine