Glyceric acid

Glyceric acid^[1]

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 2,3-Dihydroxypropanoic acid
Other names Glyceric acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	473-81-4
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	732
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.795
PubChem	752
InChI InChI=1S/C3H6O4/c4-1-2(5)3(6)7/h2,4-5H,1H2,(H,6,7) Key: RBNPOMFGQQGHHO-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C3H6O4/c4-1-2(5)3(6)7/h2,4-5H,1H2,(H,6,7) Key: RBNPOMFGQQGHHO-UHFFFAOYAE
SMILES C(C(C(=O)O)O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H6O4
Molar mass	106.08 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Glyceric acid is a natural three-carbon sugar acid. Salts and esters of glyceric acid are known as glycerates.

glycerol after reacting with gym-an oxygen giving reagent (such as KMnO4+H2SO4) produced glyceric acid.

KMnO₄+3H₂SO₄→K₂SO₄+3H₂O+5[O]

CH₂OH-CHOH-CH₂OH+[O]→CH₂OH-CHOH-COOH+H₂O

Biochemistry

Several phosphate derivatives of glyceric acid, including 2-phosphoglyceric acid, 3-phosphoglyceric acid, 2,3-bisphosphoglyceric acid, and 1,3-bisphosphoglyceric acid, are important biochemical intermediates in Glycolysis. ^[2]

3-phospho-Glyceric acid is an important molecule for the biosynthesis of a certain amino acid, Serine (Ser,S) which can therefore be used for the synthesis of Cysteine (Cys,C) and Glycine (Gly,G)

References

1. Merck Index, 11th Edition, 4378.
2. Reece, Jane B. (2009). Biology (8th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Pearson. pp. 168–169. ISBN 978-0-8053-6844-4.

2. J.Berg,J.L.Tymoczko,L.Stryer. Biochemistry,7th edition.