Hydroxypyruvic acid

Hydroxypyruvic acid
Structural formula
Structural formula
Ball-and-stick model
Ball-and-stick model
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-Hydroxy-2-oxopropanoic acid
Other names
Hydroxypyruvate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1721079
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.124.121 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 619-885-5
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C3H4O4/c4-1-2(5)3(6)7/h4H,1H2,(H,6,7) checkY
    Key: HHDDCCUIIUWNGJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C3H4O4/c4-1-2(5)3(6)7/h4H,1H2,(H,6,7)
    Key: HHDDCCUIIUWNGJ-UHFFFAOYAP
  • O=C(O)C(=O)CO
Properties
C3H4O4
Molar mass 104.06 g/mol
Appearance white solid
Melting point 202 °C (396 °F; 475 K)
Hazards[1]
GHS labelling:
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
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][3]

+ O2
 
H2O
NH3
Reversible left-right reaction arrow with minor forward substrate(s) from top left, minor forward product(s) to top right, minor reverse substrate(s) from bottom right and minor reverse product(s) to bottom left
H2O
NH3
 
 

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "3-Hydroxypyruvic acid". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Enzyme 1.4.3.3 at KEGG Pathway Database.