2-Hydroxyglutaric acid

2-hydroxyglutaric acid is a 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid that is glutaric acid in which one hydrogen alpha- to a carboxylic acid group is substituted by a hydroxy group. It has a role as a metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is a 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid and a dicarboxylic fatty acid. It is functionally related to a glutaric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-hydroxyglutarate(1-) and a 2-hydroxyglutarate.