2-Hydroxyisobutyric acid
2-hydroxyisobutyric acid is a 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is isobutyric acid bearing a hydroxy substituent at position 2. It is a metabolite of methyl tertiary-butyl ether. It has a role as a human xenobiotic metabolite. It is functionally related to an isobutyric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-hydroxyisobutyrate.