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CHEBI:27487 - 3-(imidazol-5-yl)lactic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:27487
ChEBI Name3-(imidazol-5-yl)lactic acid
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DefinitionA 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is lactic acid in which one of the methyl hydrogens has been replaced by an imidazol-5-yl group.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:1119, CHEBI:5873, CHEBI:24774
Last Modified8 February 2017
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FormulaC6H8N2O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass156.141
Monoisotopic Mass156.05349
SMILESO=C(O)C(O)Cc1cncn1
InChIInChI=1S/C6H8N2O3/c9-5(6(10)11)1-4-2-7-3-8-4/h2-3,5,9H,1H2,(H,7,8)(H,10,11)
InChIKeyACZFBYCNAVEFLC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Roles:
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
Escherichia coli metabolite  Any bacterial metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Escherichia coli.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
3-(imidazol-5-yl)lactic acid (CHEBI:27487) has functional parent 2-hydroxypropanoic acid (CHEBI:78320)
3-(imidazol-5-yl)lactic acid (CHEBI:27487) has role Escherichia coli metabolite (CHEBI:76971)
3-(imidazol-5-yl)lactic acid (CHEBI:27487) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
3-(imidazol-5-yl)lactic acid (CHEBI:27487) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
3-(imidazol-5-yl)lactic acid (CHEBI:27487) is a 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:49302)
3-(imidazol-5-yl)lactic acid (CHEBI:27487) is a imidazoles (CHEBI:24780)
3-(imidazol-5-yl)lactic acid (CHEBI:27487) is conjugate acid of 3-(imidazol-5-yl)lactate (CHEBI:24773)
Incoming Relation(s)
(S)-3-(imidazol-5-yl)lactic acid (CHEBI:16373) is a 3-(imidazol-5-yl)lactic acid (CHEBI:27487)
3-(imidazol-5-yl)lactate (CHEBI:24773) is conjugate base of 3-(imidazol-5-yl)lactic acid (CHEBI:27487)
IUPAC Name 
2-hydroxy-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)propanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
2-Hydroxy-3-[4-imidazolyl]-propanoateKEGG COMPOUND
Imidazole lactateKEGG COMPOUND
Imidazole lactic acidKEGG COMPOUND
α-hydroxy-1H-imidazolepropanoic acidChemIDplus
2-Hydroxy-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)-propanoic acidKEGG COMPOUND
Manual XrefsDatabases
C05568KEGG COMPOUND
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:464711Gmelin
Reaxys:7795Reaxys
CAS:30581-88-5ChemIDplus
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