tartaric acid
| Name(s) | tartaric acid |
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| Scientific name(s) | 2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid |
| Formula | C4H6O6 |
| Molecular mass | 150.0868 |
| IUPAC name | (2r,3r)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid |
| INCHI | InChI=1S/C4H6O6/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10/h1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t1-,2-/m1/s1 |
| SMILE | O[C@H]([C@@H](O)C(O)=O)C(O)=O |
| CAS ID | 526-83-0; 133-37-9 |
| PubChem ID | 444305 |
| DrugBank ID | Not available |
| CHEBI ID | 26849 |
| Description | Tartaric acid is a white crystalline diprotic organic acid. It occurs naturally in many plants, particularly grapes, bananas, and tamarinds, and is one of the main acids found in wine. It is added to other foods to give a sour taste, and is used as an antioxidant. Salts of tartaric acid are known as tartrates. It is a dihydroxyl derivative of succinic acid. |
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