See Also: beta-hydroxybutyric acid(medicine)
3-hydroxybutyric acid(medicine)
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beta-hydroxypropionic acid(medicine)
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beta-aminoisobutyric acid(medicine)
Alekseyev, Vasiliy(encyclopedia)
lithocholic acid 6 beta-hydroxylase(medicine)
beta-aminoisobutyric acid oxidase(medicine)
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Alekseyev, Vasiliy (sh) and beta-hydroxybutyric acid (medicine)


Alekseyev, Vasiliy (sh)




born Jan. 7, 1942, Pokrovo-Shishkino, Russia, U.S.S.R.

Soviet weight lifter.

A superheavyweight, he broke 80 world records between 1970 and 1978 and won Olympic gold medals in 1972 and 1976. He was the first man ever to lift more than 500 lbs (227 kg) in the clean and jerk. He retired after failing to win a third gold medal in the 1980 Olympics.


beta-hydroxybutyric acid (medicine)


beta-hydroxybutyric acid -->
3-hydroxybutyric acid


CH3CH(OH)CH2COOH;the d-stereoisomer is one of the ketone bodies and is formed in ketogenesis; it is an important fuel for extrahepatic tissues; as an acyl derivative it is also an intermediate in fatty acid biosynthesis. The l-isomer is found as a coenzyme A derivative in b oxidation of fatty acids.

Synonym: 3-hydroxybutanoic acid, beta-hydroxybutyric acid.

D-3-hydroxybutyric acid dehydrogenase, an enzyme that reversibly catalyses the interconversion of the two main ketone bodies, catalyzing acetoacetate + NADH + H+ &dblarr; d-3-hydroxybutyrate + NAD+.