The molecule is a 2-hydroxy carboxylic acid that is lactic acid in which one of the methyl hydrogens is substituted by a 4-hydroxyphenyl group. It has a role as a human metabolite and a bacterial metabolite. It is a 2-hydroxy carboxylic acid and a member of phenols. It derives from a rac-lactic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)lactate.
2-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid