Tartaric Acid
Tartaric acid is a naturally occurring dicarboxylic acid found in grapes and other fruits, used pharmaceutically as an acidulant, buffering agent, and excipient in drug formulations including effervescent tablets and oral solutions. It forms salts with various drugs to improve their solubility and bioavailability, and has antioxidant properties. It has been investigated in combination products for conditions such as malaria treatment formulations.
Masse moléculaire
150,0900 g/mol
LogP
-1,90
TPSA
115,00 Ų
Règle des 5 de Lipinski
Conforme
Aires thérapeutiques
Pharmacokinetics (PK)
Pharmacodynamics (PD)
Structure 2D
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SMILES
O=C(O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H6O6/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10/h1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t1-,2-/m1/s1
Molecular Formula
C4H6O6
HBD / HBA
4 / 6
Liaisons Rotatives
3
Atomes Lourds
10
No targets recorded
Target interaction data is not yet available for this drug.
No interactions recorded
Drug interaction data is not yet available for this compound.
No side effects recorded
Side effect data is not yet available for this drug.
Foire aux questions
Tartaric acid is a naturally occurring dicarboxylic acid found in grapes and other fruits, used pharmaceutically as an acidulant, buffering agent, and excipient in drug formulations including effervescent tablets and oral solutions. It forms salts with various drugs to improve their solubility and bioavailability, and has antioxidant properties. It has been investigated in combination products for conditions such as malaria treatment formulations.
Yes, Tartaric Acid is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Small molecule.
References & Data Sources
- ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL1236315. Open-access bioactivity database.
- PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 444305. Chemical information database.
Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-03-28.
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