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citric acid

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A tricarboxylic acid that is propane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid bearing a hydroxy substituent at position 2. It is an important metabolite in the pathway of all aerobic organisms.

Term info

Label

citric acid

Synonyms
  • 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid
  • CITRIC ACID
  • Citric acid
database cross reference
Subsets

3_STAR

IUPAC NAME
2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid [ IUPAC ]

charge

0

formula

C6H8O7

has alternative id

CHEBI:41523, CHEBI:3727, CHEBI:23322

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

2-Hydroxytricarballylic acid, 2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, 3-Carboxy-3-hydroxypentane-1,5-dioic acid, Citronensaeure, E330, H3cit

id

CHEBI:30769

inchi

InChI=1S/C6H8O7/c7-3(8)1-6(13,5(11)12)2-4(9)10/h13H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12)

inchikey

KRKNYBCHXYNGOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

mass

192.12350

monoisotopicmass

192.02700

smiles

OC(=O)CC(O)(CC(O)=O)C(O)=O