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CHEBI:13611 - 4-hydroxy carboxylic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:13611
ChEBI Name4-hydroxy carboxylic acid
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DefinitionAny hydroxy carboxylic acid which contains a hydroxy substituent γ to a carboxy group.
Last Modified20 March 2017
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FormulaC4H5O3R3
Net Charge0
Average Mass (excl. R groups)101.081
Monoisotopic Mass (excl. R groups)101.02387
SMILES*C(O)C(*)C(*)C(=O)O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
4-hydroxy carboxylic acid (CHEBI:13611) is a hydroxy carboxylic acid (CHEBI:24669)
Incoming Relation(s)
4-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:35970) is a 4-hydroxy carboxylic acid (CHEBI:13611)
Synonyms  Source
γ-hydroxyacidChEBI
γ-hydroxyacidsChEBI
a 4-hydroxyacidChEBI
4-hydroxyacidsChEBI
γ-hydroxycarboxylic acidsChEBI
γ-hydroxycarboxylic acidChEBI