2-Hydroxy-3-methyl-butanedioic Acid is used as a sole C source when metabolized by soil bacterium; Also, it is an intermediate used in the synthesis of 5-Methyl-2’-deoxy Cytidine-13C,15N2 (M295904), which is an isotopic analog of 5-Methyl-2’-deoxy Cytidine (M295900), a Cytidine (C998300) analog and also an isostere of Thymidine (T412000).
ChEBI: 3-methylmalic acid is a dicarboxylic acid that is succinic acid carrying hydroxy and methyl substituents at positions 2 and 3 respectively. It has a role as a human metabolite. It is a dicarboxylic acid and a dicarboxylic fatty acid. It is functionally related to a succinic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-methylmalate(2-).
