Lactic Acid - Compound Summary (CID 107689)
A normal intermediate in the fermentation (oxidation, metabolism) of sugar. The concentrated form is used internally to prevent gastrointestinal fermentation. (From Stedman, 26th ed)![Link to MeSH](../images/meshs.gif)
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Properties Computed from Structure:
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Molecular Weight | 90.07794 [g/mol] | Molecular Formula | C3H6O3 | XLogP3 | -0.7 | H-Bond Donor | 2 | H-Bond Acceptor | 3 | Rotatable Bond Count | 1 | Exact Mass | 90.031694 | MonoIsotopic Mass | 90.031694 | Topological Polar Surface Area | 57.5 | Heavy Atom Count | 6 | Formal Charge | 0 | Complexity | 59.1 | Isotope Atom Count | 0 | Defined Atom StereoCenter Count | 1 | Undefined Atom StereoCenter Count | 0 | Defined Bond StereoCenter Count | 0 | Undefined Bond StereoCenter Count | 0 | Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
Descriptors Computed from Structure:
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IUPAC Name: (2S)-2-hydroxypropanoic acid
Canonical SMILES: CC(C(=O)O)O
Isomeric SMILES: C[C@@H](C(=O)O)O
InChI: InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6)/t2-/m0/s1
InChIKey: JVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-REOHCLBHSA-N
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Compound ID | 107689 |
| Molecular Weight | 90.07794 [g/mol] |
| Molecular Formula | C3H6O3 |
| XLogP3 | -0.7 |
| H-Bond Donor | 2 |
| H-Bond Acceptor | 3 |
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