title: 2,3-Dihydroxybutane: an unusual compound found in the gaschromatographic analysis of volatile compounds of urine.
abstract: 2,3-Dihydroxybutane, a compound not observed in normal urines, was identified in the urine of two patients by combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. It is suggested, that this 2,3-dihydroxybutane is derived from pyruvate by bacterial metabolism.
mesh_terms: D002072:Butylene Glycols / Q000652:urine*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008722:Methods; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D002072:Butylene Glycols