| Term Name: | malic acid |
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| Synonyms: | 2-hydroxybutanedioic acid, 2-Hydroxyethane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, 2-Hydroxysuccinic acid, Aepfelsaeure, alpha-hydroxysuccinic acid, apple acid, DL-Malic acid, E296, H2mal, hydroxybutanedioic acid, hydroxysuccinic acid, Malic acid |
| Definition: | A 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid that is succinic acid in which one of the hydrogens attached to a carbon is replaced by a hydroxy group. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:6650] ( EBI ) |