Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:39:01 UTC
Update Date2022-08-30 23:59:55 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000186
Metabolite Identification
Common NameD-Lactic acid
DescriptionLactic acid is an organic acid. It is a chiral molecule, consisting of two optical isomers, L-lactic acid and D-lactic acid, with the L-isomer being the most common in living organisms. Lactic acid plays a role in several biochemical processes and is produced in the muscles during intense activity. D-Lactic acid is the end product of the enzyme glyoxalase II (or hydroxyacyl-glutathione hydrolase) (EC 3.1.2.6), which converts the intermediate substrate S-lactoyl-glutathione to reduced glutathione and D-lactate (OMIM: 138790 ). Lactic acid is a microbial metabolite found in Aerococcus, Bacillus, Carnobacterium, Corynebacterium, Enterococcus, Escherichia, Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, Oenococcus, Pediococcus, Rhizopus, Saccharomyces, Streptococcus, Tetragenococcus, Vagococcus and Weissella (PMID: 26287368 ; PMID: 26360870 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(-)-Lactic acidChEBI
(R)-(-)-Lactic acidChEBI
D-2-Hydroxypropanoic acidChEBI
D-2-Hydroxypropionic acidChEBI
D-MilchsaeureChEBI
LACTIC ACIDChEBI
D-LactateKegg
(-)-LactateGenerator
(R)-(-)-LactateGenerator
D-2-HydroxypropanoateGenerator
D-2-HydroxypropionateGenerator
LACTateGenerator
L-LactateHMDB
(R)-2-HydroxypropanoateHMDB
(R)-2-Hydroxypropanoic acidHMDB
(R)-2-HydroxypropionateHMDB
(R)-2-Hydroxypropionic acidHMDB
(R)-a-HydroxypropionateHMDB
(R)-a-Hydroxypropionic acidHMDB
(R)-alpha-HydroxypropionateHMDB
(R)-alpha-Hydroxypropionic acidHMDB
(R)-LactateHMDB
(R)-Lactic acidHMDB
D-(-)-LactateHMDB
D-(-)-Lactic acidHMDB
delta-(-)-LactateHMDB
delta-(-)-Lactic acidHMDB
delta-2-HydroxypropanoateHMDB
delta-2-Hydroxypropanoic acidHMDB
delta-2-HydroxypropionateHMDB
delta-2-Hydroxypropionic acidHMDB
delta-LactateHMDB
delta-Lactic acidHMDB
DLAHMDB
L-(+)-LactateHMDB
PropelHMDB
TisulacHMDB
2 Hydroxypropanoic acidHMDB
2 Hydroxypropionic acidHMDB
2-Hydroxypropanoic acidHMDB
Ammonium lactateHMDB
L Lactic acidHMDB
2-Hydroxypropionic acidHMDB
Sarcolactic acidHMDB
D Lactic acidHMDB
Lactate, ammoniumHMDB
L-Lactic acidHMDB
D-Lactic acidChEBI
Molecular FormulaC3H6O3
Average Mass90.0779
Monoisotopic Mass90.031694058
IUPAC Name(2R)-2-hydroxypropanoic acid
Traditional NameD-lactic acid
CAS Registry Number10326-41-7
SMILES
C[C@@H](O)C(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6)/t2-/m1/s1
InChI KeyJVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-UWTATZPHSA-N