FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: isovaleric acid
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General Information
Name
isovaleric acid
FlyBase ID
FBch0002230
ChEBI Name
isovaleric acid
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:28484
PubChem Name
Isovaleric Acid
PubChem ID
CID:10430
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of isovaleric acid
isovaleric acid
InChIKey

GWYFCOCPABKNJV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A C5, branched-chain saturated fatty acid. ChEBI: Isovaleric acid is a C5, branched-chain saturated fatty acid. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a mammalian metabolite. It is a short-chain fatty acid, a methylbutyric acid and a branched-chain saturated fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of an isovalerate.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (25)
Synonyms
3-Methylbutanoic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
3-Methylbuttersaeure
(ChEBI, 2019-)
3-Methylbutyric acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
3-methyl-n-butyric acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
3-methylbutanoic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
3-methylbutyric acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
503-74-2
(PubChem, 2019-)
Butanoic acid, 3-methyl-
(PubChem, 2019-)
Delphinic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
ISOVALERIC ACID
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Isobutylformic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
Isopentanoic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
Isopropylacetic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
Isovalerate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Isovalerianic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
Isovaleriansaeure
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Isovaleric acid
(Xue et al., 2025, ChEBI, 2019-)
PubChem:10430
(PubChem, 2019-)
beta-methylbutyric acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
delphinic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
isobutylformic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
isopentanoic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-, MacWilliam et al., 2018)
isopropylacetic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
isovalerianic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
isovaleric acid
(Tolassy et al., 2023, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (5)