Chemistry:Homoaconitic acid
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![]() cis-Homoaconitic acid
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![]() trans-Homoaconitic acid
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IUPAC names
(1Z)-1-Butene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid
(1E)-1-Butene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid | |
Other names
Homo-cis-aconitate; Homo-trans-aconitate
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C7H8O6 | |
Molar mass | 188.135 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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Homoaconitatic acid (homoaconitate) is related to aconitic acid but with one extra carbon. It is part of the α-aminoadipate pathway for lysine biosynthesis, where it is made from homocitrate by homoaconitase.[1] It is converted to homoisocitrate by homoisocitrate dehydrogenase.
See also
References
- ↑ Murray Strassman and Louis N. Ceci (1966). "Enzymatic Formation of cis-Homoaconitic Acid, an Intermediate in Lysine Biosynthesis in Yeast". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 241 (22): 5401–5407. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)96444-6. PMID 5954805.
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