2-hydroxyglutaric acid

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A 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid that is glutaric acid in which one hydrogen alpha- to a carboxylic acid group is substituted by a hydroxy group.
Aliases
  • 2-hydroxyglutaric acid
  • 2-hydroxypentanedioic acid
  • alpha-hydroxyglutaric acid