Chemistry:4-Maleylacetoacetic acid

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4-Maleylacetoacetic acid
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(2Z)-4,6-Dioxooct-2-enedioic acid
Other names
4-Maleylacetoacetate
Identifiers
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Properties
C8H8O6
Molar mass 200.146 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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4-Maleylacetoacetate (4-maleylacetoacetatic acid) is an intermediate in the metabolism of tyrosine. It is converted to fumarylacetoacetate by the enzyme 4-maleylacetoacetate cis-trans-isomerase. Gluthathione coenzymatically helps in conversion to fumarylacetoacetic acid.

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