3-Hydroxypropionic acid
3-hydroxypropionic acid is a 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is propionic acid in which one of the hydrogens attached to the terminal carbon is replaced by a hydroxy group. It has a role as an Escherichia coli metabolite and a human metabolite. It is an omega-hydroxy-short-chain fatty acid and a 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid. It is functionally related to a propionic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-hydroxypropionate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 3-hydroxypropanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C3H6O3
- Molecular weight
- 90.08 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 90.031694049 Da
- XLogP3
- -1.0
- Topological polar surface area
- 57.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:33404
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1205969
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID50198305
- PubMed:22923122
- PubMed:22886401
- PubMed:22803399
- PubMed:22715694
- PubMed:22710261
- PubMed:22684326
- PubMed:22675585
- PubMed:22675512
- PubMed:22666387
- PubMed:22649767
- PubMed:22649756
- PubMed:22615748
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