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CHEBI:78321 - ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:78321
ChEBI Nameethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
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DefinitionThe ethyl ester obtained of 2-hydroxypropanoic acid.
Last Modified2 September 2015
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FormulaC5H10O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass118.132
Monoisotopic Mass118.06299
SMILESCCOC(=O)C(C)O
InChIInChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-3-8-5(7)4(2)6/h4,6H,3H2,1-2H3
InChIKeyLZCLXQDLBQLTDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate (CHEBI:78321) has functional parent 2-hydroxypropanoic acid (CHEBI:78320)
ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate (CHEBI:78321) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate (CHEBI:78321) is a ethyl ester (CHEBI:23990)
ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate (CHEBI:78321) is a lactate ester (CHEBI:83219)
ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate (CHEBI:78321) is a secondary alcohol (CHEBI:35681)
Incoming Relation(s)
ethyl (2R)-lactate (CHEBI:78323) is a ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate (CHEBI:78321)
ethyl (2S)-lactate (CHEBI:78322) is a ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate (CHEBI:78321)
IUPAC Name 
ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
Synonym  Source
ethyl lactateChEBI