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malic acid

CHEBI:CHEBI_6650

Definition

A 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid that is succinic acid in which one of the hydrogens attached to a carbon is replaced by a hydroxy group.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C4H6O5
Molecular Mass
134.08744
Charge
0
SMILES
OC(CC(O)=O)C(O)=O
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H6O5/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h2,5H,1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)
InChIKey
BJEPYKJPYRNKOW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Alternative Names

  • 2-hydroxybutanedioic acid
  • 2-Hydroxybutanedioic acid
  • 2-Hydroxyethane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid
  • 2-Hydroxysuccinic acid
  • Aepfelsaeure
  • alpha-hydroxysuccinic acid
  • apple acid
  • DL-Malic acid
  • E296
  • H2mal
  • hydroxybutanedioic acid
  • hydroxysuccinic acid
  • Malic acid

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

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Wikipedia:Malic_acid
DRON_00010000
29209
core#notation
CHEBI:6650

Additional References

Wikipedia:Malic_acid

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