Molecule ID: 43

IUPAC Name: 2-hydroxypentanedioic acid

Description: The molecule is a 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid that is glutaric acid in which one hydrogen alpha- to a carboxylic acid group is substituted by a hydroxy group. It has a role as a metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It derives from a glutaric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-hydroxyglutarate(1-) and a 2-hydroxyglutarate.

SMILES: O=C(O)CCC(O)C(=O)O

SELFIES: [O][=C][Branch1][C][O][C][C][C][Branch1][C][O][C][=Branch1][C][=O][O]

InChI: InChI=1S/C5H8O5/c6-3(5(9)10)1-2-4(7)8/h3,6H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)

Molecular Properties:
- Polar Surface Area: 94.8 Ų
- LogP: -1.0