CHEBI:78320 - 2-hydroxypropanoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:78320
ChEBI Name2-hydroxypropanoic acid
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DefinitionA 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is propanoic acid in which one of the α-hydrogens is replaced by a hydroxy group.
Last Modified18 April 2024
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FormulaC3H6O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass90.078
Monoisotopic Mass90.03169
SMILESCC(O)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C3H6O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6)
InChIKeyJVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Daphnia magna (ncbitaxon:35525) - Article (Mixtures of similarly acting compounds in Daphnia magna: From gene to metabolite and beyondTine Vandenbrouck, Oliver A.H. Jones, Nathalie Dom, Julian L. Griffin, Wim De CoenEnvironment International 36 (2010) 254-268)
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ncbitaxon:3055) - PubMed (25515814)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Roles:
algal metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in algae including unicellular organisms like chlorella and diatoms to multicellular organisms like giant kelps and brown algae.
Daphnia magna metabolite  A Daphnia metabolite produced by the species Daphnia magna.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2-hydroxypropanoic acid (CHEBI:78320) has functional parent propionic acid (CHEBI:30768)
2-hydroxypropanoic acid (CHEBI:78320) has role Daphnia magna metabolite (CHEBI:83056)
2-hydroxypropanoic acid (CHEBI:78320) has role algal metabolite (CHEBI:84735)
2-hydroxypropanoic acid (CHEBI:78320) is a 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:49302)
2-hydroxypropanoic acid (CHEBI:78320) is conjugate acid of lactate (CHEBI:24996)
Incoming Relation(s)
3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-diiodophenyl)lactic acid (CHEBI:16122) has functional parent 2-hydroxypropanoic acid (CHEBI:78320)
3-(imidazol-5-yl)lactic acid (CHEBI:27487) has functional parent 2-hydroxypropanoic acid (CHEBI:78320)
3-methylbutyl 2-hydroxypropanoate (CHEBI:87534) has functional parent 2-hydroxypropanoic acid (CHEBI:78320)
butyl butyryllactate (CHEBI:168668) has functional parent 2-hydroxypropanoic acid (CHEBI:78320)
ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate (CHEBI:78321) has functional parent 2-hydroxypropanoic acid (CHEBI:78320)
lactate ester (CHEBI:83219) has functional parent 2-hydroxypropanoic acid (CHEBI:78320)
(R)-lactic acid (CHEBI:42111) is a 2-hydroxypropanoic acid (CHEBI:78320)
(S)-lactic acid (CHEBI:422) is a 2-hydroxypropanoic acid (CHEBI:78320)
lactate (CHEBI:24996) is conjugate base of 2-hydroxypropanoic acid (CHEBI:78320)
IUPAC Name 
2-hydroxypropanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
2-Hydroxypropionic acidKEGG COMPOUND
2-Hydroxypropanoic acidKEGG COMPOUND
Lactic acidKEGG COMPOUND
Manual XrefsDatabases
C01432KEGG COMPOUND
D00111KEGG DRUG
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:50-21-5KEGG COMPOUND