CHEBI:78321 - ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate

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ChEBI Name ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
ChEBI ID CHEBI:78321
Definition The ethyl ester obtained of 2-hydroxypropanoic acid.
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Formula C5H10O3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 118.13110
Monoisotopic Mass 118.06299
InChI InChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-3-8-5(7)4(2)6/h4,6H,3H2,1-2H3
InChIKey LZCLXQDLBQLTDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CCOC(=O)C(C)O
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): metabolite
Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
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Outgoing 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 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 lactate ChEBI
Last Modified
02 September 2015
General Comment
2014-04-23 This is the entry where the stereochemistry for the molecule is unspecified. There are separate entries for the (R)- and (S)-ethyl lactate.