Molecular Identity
Malic Acid
2-hydroxybutanedioic acid
PubChem CID: 525
Malic acid is a 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid that is succinic acid in which one of the hydrogens attached to a carbon is replaced by a hydroxy group. It has a role as a food acidity regulator and a fundamental metabolite. It is a 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid and a C4-dicarboxylic acid. It is functionally related to a succinic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a malate(2-) and a malate.
2D Structure
Properties
C4H6O5
Molecular Formula
134.09
Molecular Weight
g/mol
134.0215
Exact Mass
Da
-1.3
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
94.8
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
3
H-Bond Donors
5
H-Bond Acceptors
129
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: C(C(C(=O)O)O)C(=O)OIsomeric SMILES
SMILES: C(C(C(=O)O)O)C(=O)OSynonyms(20)
malic acid6915-15-72-Hydroxybutanedioic acidhydroxysuccinic acidButanedioic acid, hydroxy-Malic acid, DL-Kyselina jablecnahydroxybutanedioic acidPomalus acidalpha-Hydroxysuccinic acidDeoxytetraric acidHydroxybutandisaeureMonohydroxybernsteinsaeureSuccinic acid, hydroxy-(+-)-Malic acid
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