FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: glycolic acid
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General Information
Name
glycolic acid
FlyBase ID
FBch0001211
ChEBI Name
glycolic acid
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:17497
PubChem Name
Glycolic Acid
PubChem ID
CID:757
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of glycolic acid
glycolic acid
InChIKey

AEMRFAOFKBGASW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is acetic acid where the methyl group has been hydroxylated.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (28)
Synonyms
.alpha.-Hydroxyacetic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
.alpha.-hydroxyacetic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
0WT12SX38S
(PubChem, 2019-)
0wt12sx38s
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-Hydroxyacetic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
2-Hydroxyethanoic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
2-hydroxy acetic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-hydroxy-acetic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-hydroxyacetic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-hydroxyethanoic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-hydroxyl ethanoic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
26124-68-5
(PubChem, 2019-)
287EB351-FF9F-4A67-B4B9-D626406C9B13
(PubChem, 2019-)
287eb351-ff9f-4a67-b4b9-d626406c9b13
(PubChem, 2019-)
4-03-00-00571 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
(PubChem, 2019-)
4-03-00-00571 (beilstein handbook reference)
(PubChem, 2019-)
GLYCOLIC ACID
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Glycolic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Glycollic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
HOCH2COOH
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Hydroxyacetic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Hydroxyethanoic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
PubChem:757
(PubChem, 2019-)
alpha-Hydroxyacetic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
alpha-hydroxyacetic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
glycolic acid
(Dhakal et al., 2026, Shrestha and Lee, 2021, ChEBI, 2019-)
hydroxyacetic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
pubchem:757
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (4)