Term Name: | tropic acid |
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Synonyms: | (+-)-tropic acid, 2-phenylhydracrylic acid, 3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropionic acid, alpha-(hydroxymethyl)benzeneacetic acid, alpha-(Hydroxymethyl)phenylacetic acid, alpha-phenyl-beta-hydroxypropionic acid, beta-hydroxyhydratropic acid, Tropic acid |
Definition: | A 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is propionic acid in which one of the hydrogens at position 2 is substituted by a phenyl group, and one of the methyl hydrogens is substituted by a hydroxy group. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:30765] ( EBI ) |