cis-aconitic acid

cis-aconitic acid
Dehydration product of citric acid; an enzyme-bound intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle.

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  • itaconic acid — The decarboxylation product of cis aconitic acid. SYN: methylenesuccinic acid. * * * it·a·con·ic acid .it ə .kän ik n a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C5H6O4 obtained usu. by fermentation of sugars with molds of the genus Aspergillus …   Medical dictionary

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  • Aconitate decarboxylase — In enzymology, an aconitate decarboxylase (EC number|4.1.1.6) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:cis aconitate ightleftharpoons itaconate + CO2Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, cis aconitate, and two products, itaconate and CO2 …   Wikipedia

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