Structured Summary
Abstract
A dicarboxylic acid ketone that is an important metabolic intermediate of the CITRIC ACID CYCLE. It can be converted to ASPARTIC ACID by ASPARTATE TRANSAMINASE.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C4H4O5
- Molecular Weight
- 132.07 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 328-42-7
- IUPAC Name
- 2-oxobutanedioic acid
- InChIKey
- KHPXUQMNIQBQEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C(C(=O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D062907
- Source
- PubChem CID 970
MeSH Record
Classification
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Synonyms
9 entry terms
- 2-Ketosuccinic Acid
- 2-oxo-Butanedioic Acid
- Ketosuccinic Acid
- Oxalacetic Acid
- 2 Ketosuccinic Acid
- 2 oxo Butanedioic Acid
- Acid, Oxalacetic
- Acid, Oxaloacetic
- Oxaloacetate
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, 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
2013
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Oxaloacetic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D062907. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D062907
- Oxaloacetic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxaloacetic_acid
- Oxaloacetic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q408658
- Oxaloacetic Acid. In: PubChem Compound. CID 970. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/970