1-hydroxybutan-2-one
Molecular structure
Sensory signature
How this molecule tastes and smells · gold is measured, dashed is a model estimate
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
butan-2-one + NADH + O2 + H(+) = 1-hydroxy-2-butanone + NAD(+) + H2O
(2S)-2-aminobutan-1-ol + NAD(+) + H2O = 1-hydroxy-2-butanone + NH4(+) + NADH + H(+)
Foods containing this compound
Verified Data
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