CHEBI:26849 - tartaric acid

Main ChEBI Ontology Automatic Xrefs Reactions Pathways Models
ChEBI Name tartaric acid
ChEBI ID CHEBI:26849
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Formula C4H6O6
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 150.08684
Monoisotopic Mass 150.01644
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): human xenobiotic metabolite
Any human metabolite produced by metabolism of a xenobiotic compound in humans.
(via 2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid )
plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
(via 2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid )
View more via ChEBI Ontology
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing tartaric acid (CHEBI:26849) is a 2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid (CHEBI:15674)
tartaric acid (CHEBI:26849) is conjugate acid of tartrate(1−) (CHEBI:35397)
Incoming D-tartaric acid (CHEBI:15672) is a tartaric acid (CHEBI:26849)
L-tartaric acid (CHEBI:15671) is a tartaric acid (CHEBI:26849)
tartrate(1−) (CHEBI:35397) is conjugate base of tartaric acid (CHEBI:26849)
IUPAC Name
rel-(2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid
Synonyms Sources
(2R,3R)-rel-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid ChemIDplus
(2RS,3RS)-tartaric acid ChemIDplus
(R*,R*)-(±)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid NIST Chemistry WebBook
(R*,R*)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid ChemIDplus
acide tartrique ChEBI
ácido tartárico ChEBI
dl-tartaric acid NIST Chemistry WebBook
DL-tartaric acid ChemIDplus
para-Weinsäure ChEBI
paratartaric acid NIST Chemistry WebBook
racemic acid ChemIDplus
racemic tartaric acid ChemIDplus
racemische Weinsäure ChEBI
resolvable tartaric acid NIST Chemistry WebBook
Traubensäure ChemIDplus
uvic acid ChemIDplus
Vogesensäure ChEBI
Manual Xref Database
YMDB01788 YMDB
View more database links
Registry Numbers Types Sources
133-37-9 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
133-37-9 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
1725148 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
6270431 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
82691 Gmelin Registry Number Gmelin
Citations Waiting for Citations Types Sources
24507823 PubMed citation Europe PMC
24556732 PubMed citation Europe PMC
Last Modified
14 July 2014