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glycolic acid

Term Information

Accession
CHEBI:17497
Name
glycolic acid
Ontology
Synonyms
GLYCOLIC ACID, Glycolic acid, hydroxyacetic acid, 2-Hydroxyacetic acid, 2-Hydroxyethanoic acid, Glycollic acid, HOCH2COOH, Hydroxyacetic acid, Hydroxyethanoic acid, alpha-Hydroxyacetic acid, alpha-hydroxyacetic acid
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is acetic acid where the methyl group has been hydroxylated. [source: unknown]
Comment
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Subset
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Parents of glycolic acid (CHEBI:17497)
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glycolic acid [is_a relation] is_a  2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:49302)
glycolic acid [is_conjugate_acid_of relation] is_conjugate_acid_of  glycolate (CHEBI:29805)
glycolic acid [has_functional_parent relation] has_functional_parent  acetic acid (CHEBI:15366)
glycolic acid [is_a relation] is_a  primary alcohol (CHEBI:15734)
glycolic acid [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
glycolic acid [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  keratolytic drug (CHEBI:50176)

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