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Citramalic acid

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Citramalic acid
Names
Other names (R)-2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanedioic acid, 2-methylmalic acid, D-(−)-2-methylmalic acid, (R)-2-hydroxy-2-methylsuccinic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.154.104 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • ±: 209-901-5
KEGG
PubChem CID
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C5H8O5/c1-5(10,4(8)9)2-3(6)7/h10H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/t5-/m1/s1Key: XFTRTWQBIOMVPK-RXMQYKEDSA-N
SMILES
  • C(CC(=O)O)(C(=O)O)O
Properties
Chemical formula C5H8O5
Molar mass 148.114 g·mol
Appearance white solid
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms GHS07: Exclamation mark
Signal word Warning
Hazard statements H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

Citramalic acid is the organic compound with the formula HO2CCH2C(CH3)(OH)CO2H. A chiral compound, it is related structurally to malic acid.

Synthesis and reactions

Citramalic acid is the hydrated derivative of mesaconic acid, The hydration is catalyzed by mesaconyl-C4-CoA hydratase:

HO2CCH=C(CH3)CO2H + H2O → HO2CCH2C(CH3)(OH)CO2H

The same conversion can be achieved in vitro.

The enzyme (S)-citramalyl-CoA lyase converts citramalyl-CoA to acetyl-CoA and pyruvate.

References

  1. Eck, Richard; Simon, Helmut (1994). "Preparation of Both Enantiomers of Malic and Ctramalic Acid and Other Hydroxysuccinic Acid Derivatives by Stereospecific Hydrations of cis or trans 2-Butene-1,4-dioic Acids with Resting Cells of Clostridium formicoaceticum". Tetrahedron. 50 (48): 13641–13654. doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)85678-7.
  2. Berg, Ivan A. (2011). "Ecological Aspects of the Distribution of Different Autotrophic CO2 Fixation Pathways". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77 (6): 1925–1936. Bibcode:2011ApEnM..77.1925B. doi:10.1128/AEM.02473-10. PMC 3067309. PMID 21216907.
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