hydroxypyruvic acid hydroxypyruvic acid hydroxypyruvic acid is the organic compound with the formula hoch2c(o)co2h. it is a white solid. it is encountered in many biochemical contexts, being the oxidized derivative of lactic acid, a degradation product of rubisco, and the result of oxidative deamination of serine. hydroxypyruvic acid names preferred iupac name 3-hydroxy-2-oxopropanoic acid other names hydroxypyruvate identifiers cas number 1113-60-6 y 3d model (jsmol) interactive image beilstein reference 1721079 chebi chebi:30841 y chembl chembl1230192 chemspider 939 y drugbank db02951 y echa infocard 100.124.121 ec number 619-885-5 kegg c00168 y pubchem cid 964 unii 934b2khy0s y comptox dashboard (epa) dtxsid40149588 inchi inchi=1s/c3h4o4/c4-1-2(5)3(6)7/h4h,1h2,(h,6,7) ykey: hhddccuiiuwngj-uhfffaoysa-n yinchi=1/c3h4o4/c4-1-2(5)3(6)7/h4h,1h2,(h,6,7)key: hhddccuiiuwngj-uhfffaoyap smiles o=c(o)c(=o)co properties chemical formula c3h4o4 molar mass 104.06 g/mol appearance white solid melting point 202 °c (396 °f; 475 k) hazards ghs labelling: pictograms signal word danger hazard statements h302, h314 precautionary statements p260, p264, p270, p280, p301+p312, p301+p330+p331, p303+p361+p353, p304+p340, p305+p351+p338, p310, p330, p363, p405, p501 except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °c , 100 kpa). y verify (what is yn ?) infobox references