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DB09459ApprovedSmall molecule
Tartaric acid is a white crystalline organic acid that occurs naturally in many plants, most notably in grapes.Tartaric is an alpha-hydroxy-carboxylic acid, is diprotic and aldaric in acid characteristics, and...
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed
Pharmacologically active on Prostatic acid phosphatase
- Primary indication
- Tartaric Acid is primarily indicated in conditions like Antiscorbutic, Antiseptic.Curator reviewed · 6 structured indications
- Formula / weight
- C4H6O6 · 150.0868 g/mol (avg)
- First approval
- Canada, 2002
- Also known as
- L-threaric acid
- Code names
- E-334 · FEMA NO. 3044 · INS-334 · INS NO.334 · NSC-62778
Resolves to
Clinical / RWD
Structure
InChIKey
FEWJPZIEWOKRBE-JCYAYHJZSA-NSMILESO[C@H]([C@@H](O)C(O)=O)C(O)=OTargets
What you can answer from here — as of July 06, 2026
2Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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Which drugs share a target with Tartaric acid, and which of those have an active Phase 3 trial?