SMILES: CC(CC(=O)O)(C(=O)O)O
Description: The molecule is a 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid that is malic acid (hydroxysuccinic acid) in which the hydrogen at position 2 is substituted by a methyl group. It has a role as a human metabolite, a plant metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid and a 3-hydroxy carboxylic acid. It derives from a succinic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a citramalate(2-).