Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved by WHO:

Flavouring Substances Approved by European Union:

  • Lactic acid [show]

Food Additives Approved by European Union:

  • Lactic acid [show]

General Information

MaintermLACTIC ACID
Doc TypeASP
CAS Reg.No.(or other ID)50-21-5
Regnum 178.1010
150.141
150.161
172.814
133.124
133.178
133.179
133.123
133.169
133.173
133.129
184.1061

From www.fda.gov

Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID612
IUPAC Name2-hydroxypropanoic acid
InChIInChI=1S/C3H6O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6)
InChI KeyJVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILESCC(C(=O)O)O
Molecular FormulaC3H6O3
WikipediaDL-lactic acid

From Pubchem


Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight90.078
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count3
Rotatable Bond Count1
Complexity59.1
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint A A A D c Y B A M A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A G g A A C A A A C B S g g A I C C A A A A g A I A A C Q C A I A A A A A A A A A A A F A A A A B E A A A A A A A Q A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area57.5
Monoisotopic Mass90.032
Exact Mass90.032
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count6
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count1
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

From Pubchem


Food Additives Biosynthesis/Degradation


ADMET Predicted Profile --- Classification

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.7000
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+0.9487
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2-0.8957
P-glycoprotein SubstrateNon-substrate0.7355
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9794
Non-inhibitor0.9847
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.9580
Distribution
Subcellular localizationMitochondria0.8221
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8170
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.9323
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateNon-substrate0.7699
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9677
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8844
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9757
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9797
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9814
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.9840
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.9911
Non-inhibitor0.9649
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.9407
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.5587
Fish ToxicityLow FHMT0.6022
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityLow TPT0.9561
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.6816
BiodegradationReady biodegradable0.8464
Acute Oral ToxicityIII0.8644
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Non-required0.7436

From admetSAR


ADMET Predicted Profile --- Regression

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility0.5078LogS
Caco-2 Permeability0.1668LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity1.3737LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity3.4535pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity-1.6100pIGC50, ug/L

From admetSAR


Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassOrganic acids and derivatives
ClassHydroxy acids and derivatives
SubclassAlpha hydroxy acids and derivatives
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentAlpha hydroxy acids and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
SubstituentsAlpha-hydroxy acid - Secondary alcohol - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Carboxylic acid - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Alcohol - Aliphatic acyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as alpha hydroxy acids and derivatives. These are organic compounds containing a carboxylic acid substituted with a hydroxyl group on the adjacent carbon.

From ClassyFire


Targets

General Function:
Transcriptional repressor activity, bacterial-type rna polymerase core promoter proximal region sequence-specific binding
Specific Function:
Oxidizes proline to glutamate for use as a carbon and nitrogen source and also function as a transcriptional repressor of the put operon.
Gene Name:
putA
Uniprot ID:
P09546
Molecular Weight:
143813.665 Da
General Function:
Oxidoreductase activity
Uniprot ID:
Q9RW27
Molecular Weight:
21890.23 Da

From T3DB