FComEx: Tartaric acid (PC000433)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation date

2015-10-09 22:30:39 UTC

Update date

2017-01-19 02:36:23 UTC

FoodComEx ID

PC000433

FoodDB Record

FDB001112

Chemical Information

Name

Tartaric acid

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.

CAS Number

133-37-9

Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Synonym	Source
(2R,3R)-rel-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid	manual
1,2-Dihydroxyethane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid	biospider
2,3-Dihydrosuccinic acid	biospider
2,3-dihydroxy-succinate	biospider
2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioate	biospider
2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic acid	biospider
2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic acid, 9CI	db_source
Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-	biospider
DL-tartaric acid	manual
Malic acid, 3-hydroxy-	biospider
Succinic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-	biospider
Tartarate	biospider
Tartrate	biospider
Threaric acid	biospider

Chemical Formula

C4H6O6

IUPAC name

(2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid

InChI Identifier

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

InChI Key

FEWJPZIEWOKRBE-JCYAYHJZSA-N

Isomeric SMILES

O[C@H]([C@@H](O)C(O)=O)C(O)=O

Average Molecular Weight

150.0868

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

150.016437924

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sugar acids and derivatives. Sugar acids and derivatives are compounds containing a saccharide unit which bears a carboxylic acid group.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Organic oxygen compounds

Class

Organooxygen compounds

Sub Class

Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates

Direct Parent

Sugar acids and derivatives

Alternative Parents