3-Hydroxypropionic acid
Created:
11/23/20
Submitted:
3/6/23
Published:
3/6/23
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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 a 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid and an omega-hydroxy-short-chain fatty acid. It is functionally related to a propionic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-hydroxypropionate.
