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Lactic-acid

Lactic acid is a normal intermediate in the fermentation (oxidation, metabolism) of sugar. Product of hydrolysis of polylactic acid (PLA) by plastic degrading enzymes

General

Type :

Chemical_Nomenclature : 2-hydroxypropanoic acid

Canonical SMILES : CC(C(=O)O)O

InChI : InChI=1S\/C3H6O3\/c1-2(4)3(5)6\/h2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6)

InChIKey : JVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Other name(s) : Lactate  ||  Lactic acid  ||  DL-Lactic acid  ||  2-hydroxypropionic acid  ||  Milk acid  ||  CH3CHOHCOOH  ||  HC3H5O3

MW : 90.07

Formula : C3H6O3

CAS_number : 50-21-5

PubChem : 612

UniChem : JVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Target

Families : Cutinase, Polyesterase-lipase-cutinase

Protein : 9acto-f7ix06

References (1)

Title : Structural insights into the unique polylactate-degrading mechanism of Thermobifida alba cutinase - Kitadokoro_2019_FEBS.J_286_2087
Author(s) : Kitadokoro K , Kakara M , Matsui S , Osokoshi R , Thumarat U , Kawai F , Kamitani S
Ref : Febs J , 286 :2087 , 2019
Abstract :
PubMedSearch : Kitadokoro_2019_FEBS.J_286_2087
PubMedID: 30761732
Gene_locus related to this paper: 9acto-f7ix06