Chemicals and Drugs

Aconitic Acid

A tricarboxylic acid with the formula (COOH)-CH2-C(COOH)=CH-COOH.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A tricarboxylic acid with the formula (COOH)-CH2-C(COOH)=CH-COOH.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C6H6O6
Molecular Weight
174.11 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
499-12-7
IUPAC Name
prop-1-ene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid
InChIKey
GTZCVFVGUGFEME-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(C(=CC(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O
MeSH Unique ID
D000156
Source
PubChem CID 309

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Achilleic Acid
  • Aconitate
  • Carboxyglutaconic Acid
  • Citridic Acid
  • Citridinic Acid
  • Equisetic Acid
  • Pyrocitric Acid

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

91(73); was see under TRICARBOXYLIC ACIDS 1973-90

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aconitic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000156. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000156
  2. Aconitic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconitic_acid
  3. Aconitic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288782
  4. Aconitic Acid. In: PubChem Compound. CID 309. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/309