![]() cis-Homoaconitic acid | |
![]() trans-Homoaconitic acid | |
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IUPAC names
(1Z)-1-Butene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid | |
Other names
Homo-cis-aconitate; Homo-trans-aconitate | |
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Properties | |
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 homocitratebyhomoaconitase.[1] It is converted to homoisocitratebyhomoisocitrate dehydrogenase.
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