Lactic Acid

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Lactic Acid #

There is no such entity as lactic acid in any living cell or physiological system. To maintain cellular energy, it must be removed through the kidneys, or in the absence of electrolytes/kidney function, the skin.

C3H6O3 #

• Hygyoscopic.
• Lactic acid is chiral. S-lactic acid, +, and D- or R-lactic acid, -. A mixture of the two in equal amounts os racemic.
  • Lactic acid produced by fermentation of Dairy (milk) is usually all racemic.