β-hydroxypropionic acid — A minor intermediate in propionate and methylmalonate metabolism. See β hydroxypropionic aciduria … Medical dictionary
β-hydroxypropionic aciduria — Elevated levels of β hydroxypropionic acid in the urine; seen in defects in methylmalonic acid and propionate metabolism, as well as in ketotic hyperglycinemia syndrome … Medical dictionary
lactic acid — Biochem. a colorless or yellowish, syrupy, water soluble liquid, C3H6O3, produced during muscle contraction as a product of anaerobic glucose metabolism, abundant in sour milk, prepared usually by fermentation of cornstarch, molasses, potatoes,… … Universalium
Beta hydroxy acid — A beta hydroxy acid (BHA) is an organic compound which contains a carboxylic acid functional group and hydroxy functional group separated by two carbon atoms. They are closely related to alpha hydroxy acids, in which the two functional groups are … Wikipedia
Hydroxypropanoic acid — Hydroxypropanoic acid, or alternately hydroxypropionic acid, may refer to either of two isomeric chemical compounds: *3 Hydroxypropanoic acid (hydracrylic acid) *Lactic acid (2 hydroxypropanoic acid) … Wikipedia
Acide 3-hydroxypropanoïque — acide 3 hydroxypropionique Molécule d acide 3 hydroxypropionique … Wikipédia en Français
Lactone — β propiolactone, formed from β hydroxypropionic acid In chemistry, a lactone is a cyclic ester[1] which can be seen as the condensation product of an alcohol group OH and a carboxylic acid group COOH in the same molecule. It is characterized by a … Wikipedia
serine — 2 Amino 3 hydroxypropanoic acid; the l isomer is one of the amino acid s occurring in proteins. s. deaminase SYN: threonine dehydratase. s. dehydrase SYN: l s. dehydratase. l s. dehydratase l hydroxyamino acid dehydratase; a deaminating hydro… … Medical dictionary
Lactide — is the cyclic di ester of lactic acid, i.e., 2 hydroxypropionic acid. Lactic acid can not form a lactone as other hydroxy acids do because the hydroxy group is too close to the carboxylic group. Instead, lactic acid first forms a dimer, which is… … Wikipedia
C3H6O3 — The molecular formula C3H6O3 may refer to:* Dihydroxyacetone * Dimethyl carbonate * Glyceraldehyde * 3 Hydroxypropionic acid * Lactic acid * Trioxanes ** 1,2,4 Trioxane ** 1,3,5 Trioxane … Wikipedia
