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 trans-Homoaconitic acid | |
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(1Z)-1-Butene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid (1E)-1-Butene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid | |
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Homo-cis-aconitate; Homo-trans-aconitate | |
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| 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 homoisocitric acid by homoisocitrate dehydrogenase.[1][2]
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References
[edit]- ↑ Enzyme 4.2.1.36 at KEGG Pathway Database.
- ↑ 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.