Hydroxycarboxylic acids are carboxylic acids containing one or more hydroxy (alcohol) functional groups. They are of particular interest because several are bioactive and some are useful precursors to polyesters. The inventory is large.[1]
hydroxycarboxylic, acid, carboxylic, acids, containing, more, hydroxy, alcohol, functional, groups, they, particular, interest, because, several, bioactive, some, useful, precursors, polyesters, inventory, large, contents, important, common, examples, subclass. Hydroxycarboxylic acids are carboxylic acids containing one or more hydroxy alcohol functional groups They are of particular interest because several are bioactive and some are useful precursors to polyesters The inventory is large 1 Contents 1 Important or common examples 2 Subclasses 3 See also 4 ReferencesImportant or common examples EditGlycolic acid CH2 OH CO2H precursor to laquers Hydroxypropionic acids e g CH3CH2 OH CO2H lactic acid component of milk Hydroxybutyric acids CH3CH OH CH2CO2H beta Hydroxybutyric acid carbon storage compound Citric acid HO2CC OH CH2CO2H 2 energy carrying compound and iron chelator Salicylic acid 2 HOC6H4CO2H precursor to aspirin Ricinoleic acid 12 hydroxy 9 cis octadecenoic acid a major component of the seed oil obtained from castor plant Tyrosine 4 HOC6H4CH2CH NH2 CO2H a common amino acidSubclasses EditClasses of hydroxycarboxylic acid are named by where the hydroxy group is on the carbon chain relative to the carboxylic group Alpha hydroxy acid Beta hydroxy acid Omega hydroxy acidSee also EditHydroxycarboxylic acid receptorReferences Edit Miltenberger Karlheinz 2000 Hydroxycarboxylic Acids Aliphatic Ullmann s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry Weinheim Wiley VCH doi 10 1002 14356007 a13 507 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hydroxycarboxylic acid amp oldid 1127633924, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
