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Lactic Acid

PubChem 612
was used by NIH 3D workflows to automatically generate models for
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Created:
8/27/15
Submitted:
10/6/26
Published:
10/6/26
ball-and-stick, color, print caution
612-bas-color-print_cautionAtoms shown as ball-and-stick (geometry appears faceted on screen; apply smooth normals in Blender or similar to improve visualization; generally smooth when 3D printed) with standard colors. 3D printable, with caution, using certain 3D printers.

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3DPX-001836

NIH 3D DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60705/3dpx/1836.3

Licensing:

Public Domain
How to cite this NIH 3D entry
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Version 3

Category

Small Molecules
Small Molecules
Description
2-hydroxypropanoic acid is a 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is propanoic acid in which one of the alpha-hydrogens is replaced by a hydroxy group. It has a role as a Daphnia magna metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is functionally related to a propionic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a lactate.
Source Data Details
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