Glyceric acid

Glyceric acid
IUPAC name 2,3-Dihydroxypropanoic acid
Other names Glycerate
Identifiers
CAS number	473-81-4 Y
PubChem	752
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES C(C(C(=O)O)O)O
Properties
Molecular formula	C3H6O4
Molar mass	106.08 g/mol
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Glyceric acid is a natural three-carbon sugar acid. Salts and esters of glyceric acid are known as glycerates.

Biochemistry

Several phosphate derivatives of glyceric acid, including 2-phosphoglyceric acid, 3-phosphoglyceric acid, 2,3-bisphosphoglyceric acid, and 1,3-bisphosphoglyceric acid, are important biochemical intermediates in Glycolysis.