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Tricarboxylic Acids  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Organic compounds that are acyclic and contain three acid groups. A member of this class is citric acid which is the first product formed by reaction of pyruvate and oxaloacetate. (From Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p443)

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Synonym(s)

  • Tricarboxylic Acid

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