Hydroxypyruvic acid
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Preferred IUPAC name
3-Hydroxy-2-oxopropanoic acid | |
Other names
Hydroxypyruvate
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1721079 | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.124.121 |
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Properties | |
C3H4O4 | |
Molar mass | 104.06 g/mol |
Appearance | white solid |
Melting point | 202 °C (396 °F; 475 K) |
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H302, H314 | |
P260, P264, P270, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P330, P363, P405, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hydroxypyruvic acid is the organic compound with the formula HOCH2C(O)CO2H. It is a white solid. It is encountered in many biochemical contexts, being the oxidized derivative of lactic acid, a degradation product of RuBisCO, and the result of oxidative deamination of serine.[2]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "3-Hydroxypyruvic acid". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
- ^ Timm, Stefan; Florian, Alexandra; Jahnke, Kathrin; Nunes-Nesi, Adriano; Fernie, Alisdair R.; Bauwe, Hermann (2011). "The Hydroxypyruvate-Reducing System in Arabidopsis: Multiple Enzymes for the Same End". Plant Physiology. 155 (2): 694–705. doi:10.1104/pp.110.166538. PMC 3032460. PMID 21205613.