GOA

GLYCOLIC ACID

Created:	1999-07-21
Last modified:	2026-02-23

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Chemical Details
Formal Charge	0
Atom Count	9
Chiral Atom Count	0
Bond Count	8
Aromatic Bond Count	0

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Chemical Component Summary
Name	GLYCOLIC ACID
Synonyms	HYDROXYACETIC ACID; HYDROXYETHANOIC ACID
Systematic Name (OpenEye OEToolkits)	2-hydroxyethanoic acid
Formula	C₂ H₄ O₃
Molecular Weight	76.051
Type	NON-POLYMER

Chemical Descriptors
Type	Program	Version	Descriptor
SMILES	ACDLabs	12.01	O=C(O)CO
SMILES	CACTVS	3.370	OCC(O)=O
SMILES	OpenEye OEToolkits	1.7.0	C(C(=O)O)O
Canonical SMILES	CACTVS	3.370	OCC(O)=O
Canonical SMILES	OpenEye OEToolkits	1.7.0	C(C(=O)O)O
InChI	InChI	1.03	InChI=1S/C2H4O3/c3-1-2(4)5/h3H,1H2,(H,4,5)
InChIKey	InChI	1.03	AEMRFAOFKBGASW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Drug Info: DrugBank

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DrugBank ID	DB03085
Name	Glycolic acid
Groups	approved
Synonyms	alpha-Hydroxyacetic acid Hydroxyethanoic acid α-hydroxyacetic acid 2-Hydroxyethanoic acid Glycolic acid Hydroxyacetic acid Glycollic acid 2-Hydroxyacetic acid
Brand Names	Purifying S.O.s Spotgel bdr Re-action deep low base skin refiner exfoliation essence AHA Glycolic Acid Foam Cleanser (Sulfate-Free)- 7.5 oz Clear Cell Salicylic Clarifying Tonic Jayjun Gold Snow Refreshing Peeling GLYCOLIC Acid 35 BUFFERED Skin Chemical Peel Village 11 Factory Relax Day Aha Exfoliating Body AnubisMed GLYCOLIC 35 / LACTIC 45 Combo Peel GLYCOLIC Acid 50 Skin Chemical Peel GLYCOLIC Acid 35 Skin Chemical Peel GLYCOLIC Acid 70 Skin Chemical Peel Glycolic Acid Triple X-Lotion GLYCOLIC Acid 50 BUFFERED Skin Chemical Peel GLYCOLIC Acid 70 BUFFERED Skin Chemical Peel AHA 7 Whitehead Power Liquid Skin White Pro Strength Kojic and Hyaluronic Skin Lightening Serum
Categories	Acetates Acids, Acyclic Dermatologicals Hydroxy Acids Keratolytic Agents
CAS number	79-14-1

Drug Targets

DrugBank data are sourced from datasets licensed under a Creative Common's Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Name	Target Sequence	Pharmacological Action	Actions
Glucose-6-phosphate 1-dehydrogenase	MAEQVALSRTQVCGILREELFQGDAFHQSDTHIFIIMGASGDLAKKKIYP...	unknown	inhibitor

Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource Name	Reference
PubChem	3698251, 757
ChEMBL	CHEMBL252557
ChEBI	CHEBI:17497
CCDC/CSD	UPOBEH, CUYMOB, CUYKUF, LEJLUJ, KAXSIN, CUYKOZ, CUYLAM, GLICAC01, CUYKIT, QUJJUA, GLICAC10, KHGLYC, RHGLYL, UQEKAF, EQUWOF, FERBEN