hydroxyacetic acid

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q409373
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hydroxyacetic acid

Summary

hydroxyacetic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (393 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • hydroxyacetic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's chemical structure is recorded as Glycolic acid.svg[4].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's GND ID is recorded as 4282988-4[5].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 79-14-1[6].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's EC number is recorded as 201-180-5[7].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(C(=O)O)O[8].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C2H4O3/c3-1-2(4)5/h3H,1H2,(H,4,5)[9].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's InChIKey is recorded as AEMRFAOFKBGASW-UHFFFAOYSA-N[10].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₂H₄O₃[11].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's subclass of is recorded as hydroxy fatty acid[12].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's subclass of is recorded as alpha hydroxy acid[13].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's part of is recorded as glycolate transmembrane transporter activity[14].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's Commons category is recorded as Glycolic acid[15].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as C031149[16].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL252557[17].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4PC8[18].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4UZI[19].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3IF9[20].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3NYG[21].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1QKI[22].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2HG5[23].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4AIS[24].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1RYI[25].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3W93[26].
  • hydroxyacetic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4ZWU[27].

Why It Matters

hydroxyacetic acid ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (393 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hydroxyacetic-acid_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{hydroxyacetic acid}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hydroxyacetic-acid}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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