Lactic Acid, L-

Preferred Label : Lactic Acid, L-;

NCIt synonyms : Milk Acid; 2-Hydroxypropanoic Acid; Lactic Acid L;

NCIt definition : The levorotatory isomer of lactic acid, the biologically active isoform in humans. Lactic acid or lactate is produced during fermentation from pyruvate by lactate dehydrogenase. This reaction, in addition to producing lactic acid, also produces nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) that is then used in glycolysis to produce energy source adenosine triphosphate (ATP).;

UNII : F9S9FFU82N;

InChIKey : JVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-REOHCLBHSA-N;

CAS number : 79-33-4;

Chemical formula : C3H6O3;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:422;

Details

Origin ID

C61808;

UMLS CUI

C3537171;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Lactic acid [MedDRA LLT]
- Lactic acid [ICHI extension code]
- Lactic acid (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Product containing lactic acid (medicinal product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- lactic acid [MeSH Descriptor]
- lactic acid [Substance BNPC]
- lactic acid [MeSH concept]
- lactic acid [ATC Code]
- lactic acid, nos [SNOMED Notion]
CISMeF manual mappings
- (S)-Lactic acid [SMS substance]
Semantic type(s)
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- L-Lactic acid [MeSH concept]
- L-lactic acid (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
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- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]

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