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CHEBI:28358 - rac-lactic acid
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:28358 |
| ChEBI Name | rac-lactic acid |
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| ASCII Name | rac-lactic acid |
| Definition | A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (R)- and (S)-lactic acid. |
| Secondary ChEBI IDs | CHEBI:6351, CHEBI:24998 |
| Last Modified | 24 September 2025 |
| Formula | C3H6O3 |
| Net Charge | 0 |
| Average Mass | 90.078 |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 90.03169 |
| Wikipedia |
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| Roles Classification |
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| Chemical 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. |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| rac-2-hydroxypropanoic acid |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| (±)-2-hydroxypropanoic acid | ChEBI |
| 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid | KEGG COMPOUND |
| 2-Hydroxypropionic acid | KEGG COMPOUND |
| E270 | ChEBI |
| Lactic acid | KEGG COMPOUND |
| Milchsäure | ChEBI |
| Manual Xrefs | Databases |
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| C01432 | KEGG COMPOUND |
| D00111 | KEGG DRUG |
| DB04398 | DrugBank |
| Lactic_acid | Wikipedia |
| LMFA01050002 | LIPID MAPS |
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