2-Oxoadipic acid
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Preferred IUPAC name
2-Oxohexanedioic acid[2] | |||
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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Properties | |||
C6H8O5 | |||
Molar mass | 160.125 g·mol−1 | ||
Density | 1.4 g cm−3 | ||
Melting point | 125 °C (257 °F; 398 K) | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2-Oxoadipic acid, also known as α-ketoadipic acid, is an intermediate in the metabolism of lysine and tryptophan.[3][4] 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.