Summary

IMPPAT Phytochemical identifier: IMPHY006174

Phytochemical name: Glycolic acid

Synonymous chemical names:
glycolic acid, glycolic-acid, glycollic acid, hydroxyacetic acid

External chemical identifiers:
CID:757, ChEMBL:CHEMBL252557, ChEBI:17497, ZINC:ZINC000004658557, FDASRS:0WT12SX38S, SureChEMBL:SCHEMBL1222, MolPort-000-871-981

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Chemical structure information

SMILES:
OCC(=O)O

InChI:
InChI=1S/C2H4O3/c3-1-2(4)5/h3H,1H2,(H,4,5)

InChIKey:
AEMRFAOFKBGASW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

DeepSMILES:
OCC=O)O

Functional groups:
CC(=O)O, CO

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Chemical classification

ClassyFire Kingdom: Organic compounds

ClassyFire Superclass: Organic acids and derivatives

ClassyFire Class: Hydroxy acids and derivatives

ClassyFire Subclass: Alpha hydroxy acids and derivatives

NP-Likeness score: 0.906

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