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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

ChEBI Ontology
IUPAC Name 
rac-2-hydroxypropanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
Lactic acidKEGG COMPOUND
2-Hydroxypropanoic acidKEGG COMPOUND
2-Hydroxypropionic acidKEGG COMPOUND
Milchsäure  deChEBI
α-hydroxypropanoic acidNIST Chemistry WebBook
α-hydroxypropionic acidNIST Chemistry WebBook
Manual XrefsDatabases
C01432KEGG COMPOUND
LMFA01050002LIPID MAPS
D00111KEGG DRUG
Lactic_acidWikipedia
DB04398DrugBank
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1209341Reaxys
CAS:50-21-5KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:50-21-5ChemIDplus
CAS:50-21-5NIST Chemistry WebBook
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