Introduction
Name: malic acid; DL-malic acid; hydroxybutanedioic acid
* IUPAC
CAS Number: 6915-15-7
Molar Mass: 134.08744 g
State of Matter: white solid
Mass Percent: C 35.829 %; H 4.5102 %; O 59.660 %
Classification
• organic
Uses/Function
• "Substance found in certain sour fruits such as apples and apricots and active in the aerobic metabolism of carbohydrates." 1
Bonding
For More Information
Sources
(1) - Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 18th ed.; F. A. David Company: Philadelphia, PA, 1997; p 22.