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CHEBI:28358 - rac-lactic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:28358
ChEBI Namerac-lactic acid
Stars
ASCII Namerac-lactic acid
DefinitionA racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (R)- and (S)-lactic acid.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:6351, CHEBI:24998
Last Modified24 September 2025
FormulaC3H6O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass90.078
Monoisotopic Mass90.03169
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
food acidity regulator  A food additive that is used to change or otherwise control the acidity or alkalinity of foods. They may be acids, bases, neutralising agents or buffering agents.
Application:
food acidity regulator  A food additive that is used to change or otherwise control the acidity or alkalinity of foods. They may be acids, bases, neutralising agents or buffering agents.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358) has part (R)-lactic acid (CHEBI:42111)
rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358) has part (S)-lactic acid (CHEBI:422)
rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358) has role food acidity regulator (CHEBI:64049)
rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358) is a racemate (CHEBI:60911)
rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358) is conjugate acid of lactate (CHEBI:24996)
Incoming Relation(s)
(2R)-O-phospho-3-sulfolactic acid (CHEBI:32896) has functional parent rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
rac-methyl lactate (CHEBI:73641) has functional parent rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propanoic acid (CHEBI:75704) has functional parent rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
2-[(2,6-dichlorobenzoyl)oxy]-3-[2-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-6-quinolyl]propanoic acid (CHEBI:48523) has functional parent rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
2-O-sulfolactic acid (CHEBI:48289) has functional parent rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)lactic acid (CHEBI:17807) has functional parent rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)lactic acid (CHEBI:17385) has functional parent rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
3-(6-hydroxyindol-3-yl)lactic acid (CHEBI:36665) has functional parent rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
3-(imidazol-1-yl)lactic acid (CHEBI:70808) has functional parent rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
3-(indol-3-yl)lactic acid (CHEBI:24813) has functional parent rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
3-chlorolactic acid (CHEBI:77855) has functional parent rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
3-phenyllactic acid (CHEBI:25998) has functional parent rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
3-sulfolactic acid (CHEBI:38023) has functional parent rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
lactamide (CHEBI:75144) has functional parent rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
lactoyl-CoA (CHEBI:15529) has functional parent rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
xanthopterin-B2 (CHEBI:17953) has functional parent rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
lactate (CHEBI:24996) is conjugate base of rac-lactic acid (CHEBI:28358)
IUPAC Name 
rac-2-hydroxypropanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
(±)-2-hydroxypropanoic acidChEBI
2-Hydroxypropanoic acidKEGG COMPOUND
2-Hydroxypropionic acidKEGG COMPOUND
E270ChEBI
Lactic acidKEGG COMPOUND
MilchsäureChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
C01432KEGG COMPOUND
D00111KEGG DRUG
DB04398DrugBank
Lactic_acidWikipedia
LMFA01050002LIPID MAPS
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1209341Reaxys
CAS:50-21-5NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:50-21-5KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:50-21-5ChemIDplus
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