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CHEBI:83221 - methyl 2-hydroxypropionate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:83221
ChEBI Namemethyl 2-hydroxypropionate
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DefinitionA lactate ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of 2-hydroxypropanoic acid with methanol.
Last Modified1 September 2015
SubmitterGareth Owen
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FormulaC4H8O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass104.105
Monoisotopic Mass104.04734
SMILESCOC(=O)C(C)O
InChIInChI=1S/C4H8O3/c1-3(5)4(6)7-2/h3,5H,1-2H3
InChIKeyLPEKGGXMPWTOCB-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)
methyl 2-hydroxypropionate (CHEBI:83221) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
methyl 2-hydroxypropionate (CHEBI:83221) is a lactate ester (CHEBI:83219)
methyl 2-hydroxypropionate (CHEBI:83221) is a methyl ester (CHEBI:25248)
Incoming Relation(s)
methyl (R)-lactate (CHEBI:74611) is a methyl 2-hydroxypropionate (CHEBI:83221)
methyl (S)-lactate (CHEBI:83222) is a methyl 2-hydroxypropionate (CHEBI:83221)
IUPAC Name 
methyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
Synonym  Source
methyl lactateChEBI
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:547-64-8NIST Chemistry WebBook