Glycolic acid

DB03085ApprovedSmall molecule

Glycolic acid: Overview.

Chemical structure of Glycolic acid
Mechanism
Curator reviewed
Formula / weight
C2H4O3 · 76.0514 g/mol (avg)
Also known as
2-Hydroxyacetic acid · 2-Hydroxyethanoic acid · alpha-Hydroxyacetic acid · Glycollic acid · Hydroxyacetic acid
Code names
NSC-166

Resolves to

Compound
UNII0WT12SX38SCAS79-14-1ChEMBLCHEMBL252557ChEBI17497PubChem757KEGGC03547
Clinical / RWD
RxNorm70603
Structure
InChIKeyAEMRFAOFKBGASW-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESOCC(O)=O
Targets
P11413G6PD

What you can answer from here — as of September 23, 2026

1Protein targetEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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15Clinical trialsPhase, status and sponsor resolved per trial
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2Structured indicationsCondition, population, route and combination as fields, not prose
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28Marketed productsAcross 2 countries and 20 labellers
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2+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support
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