The molecule is a 3-hydroxy fatty acid anion resulting from the deprotonation of the carboxy group of (S)-3-hydroxypentanoic acid. The major species at pH 7.3. It is a short-chain fatty acid anion and a 3-hydroxy fatty acid anion. It is a conjugate base of a (S)-3-hydroxypentanoic acid. It is an enantiomer of a (R)-3-hydroxypentanoate.
(3S)-3-hydroxypentanoate