Alpha-ketoadipic acid

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IUPACName=2-oxohexanedioic acid
OtherNames=2-oxoadipate
Reference= [ [http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=71 2-oxoadipate - Compound Summary] , PubChem.]
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CASNo=3184-35-8
PubChem=71
SMILES=C(CC(=O)C(=O)O)CC(=O)O
MeSHName=alpha-ketoadipic+acid
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Formula=C₆H₈O₅
MolarMass=160.12472
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Alpha-ketoadipic acid (or 2-oxoadipate) is an intermediate in the metabolism of lysine.

ee also

* Homoisocitrate dehydrogenase

References