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Preferred IUPAC name 2-Oxohexanedioic acid | |||
Other names
α-Ketoadipic acid 2-Ketoadipic acid α-Oxoadipic acid | |||
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.164.320 | ||
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MeSH | Alpha-ketoadipic+acid | ||
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Chemical formula | C6H8O5 | ||
Molar mass | 160.125 g·mol | ||
Density | 1.4 g cm | ||
Melting point | 125 °C (257 °F; 398 K) | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). N verify (what is ?) Infobox references |
2-Oxoadipic acid, also known as α-ketoadipic acid, is an intermediate in the metabolism of lysine and tryptophan. The conjugate base and carboxylate is 2-oxoadipate or α-ketoadipate, which is the biochemically relevant form.
See also
References
- 2-oxoadipate - Compound Summary, PubChem.
- "Alpha-ketoadipic acid". The PubChem Project. National Center for Biotechnology Information.
- Voet, Donald; Voet, Judith G. (2011). Biochemistry (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. pp. 1040–1043. ISBN 978-0-470-57095-1.
- Dobrota, Dušan (2016). Lekárska biochémia [Medical biochemistry] (in Slovak) (2nd ed.). Martin: Osveta. pp. 329–330, 335–337. ISBN 978-80-8063-444-5.
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