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CHEBI:38048 - α-hydroxyglycine

ChEBI IDCHEBI:38048
ChEBI Nameα-hydroxyglycine
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ASCII Namealpha-hydroxyglycine
DefinitionA hydroxy-amino acid that is glycine substituted by a hydroxy group at the α-position.
Last Modified5 December 2018
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC2H5NO3
Net Charge0
Average Mass91.066
Monoisotopic Mass91.02694
SMILESNC(O)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C2H5NO3/c3-1(4)2(5)6/h1,4H,3H2,(H,5,6)
InChIKeyZHWLPDIRXJCEJY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
Bronsted base  A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Brønsted acid).
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
α-hydroxyglycine (CHEBI:38048) is a glycine derivative (CHEBI:24373)
α-hydroxyglycine (CHEBI:38048) is a hemiaminal (CHEBI:73080)
α-hydroxyglycine (CHEBI:38048) is a hydroxy-amino acid (CHEBI:24662)
Incoming Relation(s)
(2S)-α-hydroxyglycine (CHEBI:142739) is a α-hydroxyglycine (CHEBI:38048)
IUPAC Name 
amino(hydroxy)acetic acid
Synonyms  Source
aminohydroxyacetic acidChemIDplus
2-hydroxyglycineChEBI
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1811706Reaxys
CAS:4746-62-7ChemIDplus
Citations