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CHEBI:17497 - glycolic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:17497
ChEBI Nameglycolic acid
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DefinitionA 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is acetic acid where the methyl group has been hydroxylated.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:5475, CHEBI:24390, CHEBI:42865
Last Modified27 September 2021
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FormulaC2H4O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass76.051
Monoisotopic Mass76.01604
SMILESO=C(O)CO
InChIInChI=1S/C2H4O3/c3-1-2(4)5/h3H,1H2,(H,4,5)
InChIKeyAEMRFAOFKBGASW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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ChEBI Ontology
IUPAC Name 
hydroxyacetic acid
Synonyms  Source
Glycolic acidKEGG COMPOUND
Hydroxyacetic acidKEGG COMPOUND
GLYCOLIC ACIDPDBeChem
Glycollic acidChemIDplus
2-Hydroxyacetic acidChemIDplus
Hydroxyethanoic acidChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00160KEGG COMPOUND
GOAPDBeChem
LMFA01050148LIPID MAPS
GLYCOLLATEMetaCyc
HMDB0000115HMDB
Glycolic_acidWikipedia
C00007461KNApSAcK
4645DrugCentral
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1209322Reaxys
CAS:79-14-1KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:79-14-1ChemIDplus
CAS:79-14-1NIST Chemistry WebBook
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