Summary

IMPPAT Phytochemical identifier: IMPHY006327

Phytochemical name: Lactic acid

Synonymous chemical names:
2-hydroxypropanoic acid, dl-lactic acid, lactic acid, lactic-acid

External chemical identifiers:
CID:612, ChEMBL:CHEMBL1200559, ChEBI:78320, FDASRS:3B8D35Y7S4, SureChEMBL:SCHEMBL999, MolPort-001-788-303

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Chemical structure information

SMILES:
OC(=O)C(O)C

InChI:
InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6)

InChIKey:
JVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

DeepSMILES:
OC=O)CO)C

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 Classifier Biosynthetic pathway: Fatty acids

NP Classifier Superclass: Fatty Acids and Conjugates

NP Classifier Class: Hydroxy fatty acids

NP-Likeness score: 0.532

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