Mandelic acid

DB13218ApprovedSmall molecule

Mandelic acid is an approved aromatic, alpha hydroxy acid . Mandelic acid is used as an ingredient in cosmetics and drug products applied topically.

Chemical structure of Mandelic acid
Mechanism
Curator reviewed
Formula / weight
C8H8O3 · 152.149 g/mol (avg)

Resolves to

Compound
UNIINH496X0UJXCAS90-64-2ChEMBLCHEMBL1609ChEBI35825
Clinical / RWD
RxNorm29256ATCB05CA06ATCJ01XX06
Structure
InChIKeyIWYDHOAUDWTVEP-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESOC(C(O)=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
Targets
Q54873Hyaluronate lyaseP10323ACR

What you can answer from here — as of August 19, 2026

2Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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1Clinical trialPhase, status and sponsor resolved per trial
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2ATC codesIncluding every combination product, plus 8 drug categories
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11+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support
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