Compound

(R)-glycerate

A glycerate that is the conjugate base of D-glyceric acid, obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:16659), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:16659ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of (R)-glycerate — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound, anion
Formula: C3H5O4
Mass: 105.069 g/mol
Charge: -1
InChIKey: RBNPOMFGQQGHHO-UWTATZPHSA-M
SMILES: O=C([O-])[C@H](O)CO
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

2 entities

2 entities reached.

0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold

What the reference databases state

Statements

32 statements

32 statements · 2 reference databases · Subject: (R)-glycerate · Sources: Human-GEM, Rhea

Order

(2R,3R)-tartrate is converted to (R)-glycerateCompoundRhea RHEA:13317Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is converted to (2R,3R)-tartrateCompoundRhea RHEA:13317Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is converted to (2R)-2-phosphoglycerateCompoundRhea RHEA:27377Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is converted to (2R)-2-phosphoglycerateCompoundHuman-GEM MAR08781Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is converted to (2R)-2-phosphoglycerateCompoundRhea RHEA:21156Inferred only
(2R)-2-phosphoglycerate is converted to (R)-glycerateCompoundRhea RHEA:21156Inferred only
(2R)-2-phosphoglycerate is converted to (R)-glycerateCompoundRhea RHEA:27377Inferred only
(2R)-3-phosphoglycerate is converted to (R)-glycerateCompoundRhea RHEA:12412Inferred only
(2R)-3-phosphoglycerate is converted to (R)-glycerateCompoundRhea RHEA:23516Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is converted to (2R)-3-phosphoglycerateCompoundRhea RHEA:12412Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is converted to (2R)-3-phosphoglycerateCompoundRhea RHEA:23516Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is converted to (2R)-3-phosphoglycerateCompoundHuman-GEM MAR00460Inferred only

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(R)-glycerate is converted to (2R)-3-phosphoglycerateCompoundHuman-GEM MAR00457Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is converted to 2-hydroxy-3-oxopropanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:18841Inferred only
2-hydroxy-3-oxopropanoate is converted to (R)-glycerateCompoundRhea RHEA:18841Inferred only
2-hydroxy-3-oxopropanoate is converted to (R)-glycerateCompoundRhea RHEA:18845Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is converted to 2-hydroxy-3-oxopropanoateCompoundRhea RHEA:18845Inferred only
3-hydroxypyruvate is converted to (R)-glycerateCompoundRhea RHEA:18657Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is converted to 3-hydroxypyruvateCompoundRhea RHEA:17905Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is converted to 3-hydroxypyruvateCompoundRhea RHEA:18657Inferred only
3-hydroxypyruvate is converted to (R)-glycerateCompoundRhea RHEA:17905Inferred only
3-hydroxypyruvic acid is converted to (R)-glycerateCompoundHuman-GEM MAR04465Inferred only
3-hydroxypyruvic acid is converted to (R)-glycerateCompoundHuman-GEM MAR08782Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is converted to D-glyceraldehydeCompoundRhea RHEA:40163Inferred only
D-glyceraldehyde is converted to (R)-glycerateCompoundRhea RHEA:30783Inferred only
D-glyceraldehyde is converted to (R)-glycerateCompoundRhea RHEA:40163Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is converted to D-glyceraldehydeCompoundRhea RHEA:30783Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is a substrate of GLYCTKProteinHuman-GEM MAR00457Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is a substrate of GLYCTKProteinHuman-GEM MAR00460Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is a substrate of GLYCTKProteinRhea RHEA:23516Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is a substrate of GRHPRProteinRhea RHEA:17905Inferred only
(R)-glycerate is a substrate of GRHPRProteinRhea RHEA:18657Inferred only

Reactions

31 reactions

MAM01981c+water+NAD(+)(R)-glycerate+2proton+NADH(2-)
Catalysed by ALDH3A2 or ALDH2 or ALDH1B1 or ALDH9A1 or ALDH7A1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 1.2.1.3cytosol
Human-GEM MAR00456CC BY 4.0Reference data
ATP+(R)-glycerate(2R)-3-phosphoglycerate+ADP+proton
Catalysed by GLYCTK
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 2.7.1.31cytosol
Human-GEM MAR00457CC BY 4.0Reference data
MAM01981m+water+NAD(+)(R)-glycerate+2proton+NADH(2-)
Catalysed by ALDH3A2 or ALDH2 or ALDH1B1 or ALDH9A1 or ALDH7A1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 1.2.1.3mitochondrial matrix
Human-GEM MAR00459CC BY 4.0Reference data
ATP+(R)-glycerate(2R)-3-phosphoglycerate+ADP+proton
Catalysed by GLYCTK
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 2.7.1.31mitochondrial matrix
Human-GEM MAR00460CC BY 4.0Reference data
proton+3-hydroxypyruvic acid+NADPH(4-)(R)-glycerate+NADP(3-)
Catalysed by GRHPR
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 1.1.1.79, 1.1.1.81cytosol
Human-GEM MAR04465CC BY 4.0Reference data
ATP+(R)-glycerate(2R)-2-phosphoglycerate+ADP+proton
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedcytosol
Human-GEM MAR08781CC BY 4.0Reference data
proton+3-hydroxypyruvic acid+NADH(2-)(R)-glycerate+NAD(+)
Catalysed by GRHPR
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 1.1.1.79, 1.1.1.81cytosol
Human-GEM MAR08782CC BY 4.0Reference data
(R)-glycerate(R)-glycerate
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedcytosol, extracellular space
Human-GEM MAR08893CC BY 4.0Reference data
(R)-glycerate
Reaction pageReversibleBalance undeterminableextracellular space
Human-GEM MAR09342CC BY 4.0Reference data
(2R)-3-phosphoglycerate+water(R)-glycerate+hydrogenphosphate
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:12412CC BY 4.0Reference data
(R)-glycerate+carbon dioxide+NAD(1-)CHEBI:58265+NADH(2-)+2hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:13153CC BY 4.0Reference data
(R)-glycerate+carbon dioxide+NADP(3-)CHEBI:58265+NADPH(4-)+2hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:13157CC BY 4.0Reference data

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Other names

4 names

Resolves to: (R)-glycerate

Also called: (R)-glycerate anionalpha,beta-Hydroxypropionateα,β-Hydroxypropionate
Systematic name: (2R)-2,3-dihydroxypropanoate