3-Hydroxyvaleric acid
3-Hydroxyvaleric acid is the organic compound with the formula. It is one of the hydroxypentanoic acids. It is made from odd [carbon fatty acid]s in the liver and rapidly enters the brain. As opposed to 4-carbon ketone bodies, 3-hydroxyvaleric acid is anaplerotic, meaning it can refill the pool of TCA cycle intermediates. The triglyceride triheptanoin is used clinically to produce 3-hydroxyvalerate.