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Malic acid
Names


DL-Malic acid
Preferred IUPAC name 2-Hydroxybutanedioic acid
Other names Hydroxybutanedioic acid 2-Hydroxysuccinic acid (L/D)-Malic acid (±)-Malic acid (S/R)-Hydroxybutanedioic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	6915-15-7^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:6650^Y CHEBI:30796 D-(+) CHEBI:30797 L-(–)
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1455497^N
ChemSpider	510^Y 83793 D-(+)-malic acid^Y 193317 L-(–)-malic acid^Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.027.293
EC Number	230-022-8
E number	E296 (preservatives)
IUPHAR/BPS	Content from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-03-01 · wi.kifa.st v2026-03