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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)
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ChEBI Ontology
IUPAC Name 
2-hydroxypropanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
2-Hydroxypropionic acidKEGG COMPOUND
2-Hydroxypropanoic acidKEGG COMPOUND
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Manual XrefsDatabases
C01432KEGG COMPOUND
D00111KEGG DRUG
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:50-21-5KEGG COMPOUND