Oxalosuccinic acid
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Preferred IUPAC name
1-Oxopropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid | |
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100.230.021 |
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Properties | |
C6H6O7 | |
Molar mass | 190.108 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Oxalosuccinic acid is a substrate of the citric acid cycle. It is acted upon by isocitrate dehydrogenase. Salts and esters of oxalosuccinic acid are known as oxalosuccinates.
Oxalosuccinic acid/oxalosuccinate is an unstable 6-carbon intermediate in the
2-oxoglutarate.[2]