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Citraconic acid

Catalog No. DB04734 Name DrugBank
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
(2Z)-2-methylbut-2-enedioic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
citraconic acid
Synonyms
(2E)-2-METHYLBUT-2-ENEDIOIC ACID
2-Methylfumaric acid
METHYLMALEIC ACID
Methylfumaric acid
mesaconate
mesaconic acid
2-methylfumarate
cis-Methylbutenedioic acid
Kyselina mesakonova [Czech]
trans-2-Methyl-2-butenedioic acid
Citraconate

DATABASE IDS

PubChem SID 46505839
PubChem CID 643798
CAS Number 498-23-7

PROPERTIES

DETAILS

Description (English)
Item Information
Drug Groups experimental
Description Citraconic acid is one of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced by the distillation of citric acid, or as metabolites by microorganisms, cis-CH3-C(CO2H)=CHCO2H; the trans-isomer is mesaconic acid.

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