Loading AI tools
Chemical compound From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2-Oxoadipic acid, also known as α-ketoadipic acid, is an intermediate in the metabolism of lysine and tryptophan.[3][4] The conjugate base and carboxylate is 2-oxoadipate or α-ketoadipate, which is the biochemically relevant form.
| |||
Names | |||
---|---|---|---|
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Oxohexanedioic acid[2] | |||
Other names
α-Ketoadipic acid 2-Ketoadipic acid α-Oxoadipic acid | |||
Identifiers | |||
3D model (JSmol) |
|||
3DMet | |||
ChEBI | |||
ChemSpider | |||
ECHA InfoCard | 100.164.320 | ||
KEGG | |||
MeSH | Alpha-ketoadipic+acid | ||
PubChem CID |
|||
UNII | |||
CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |
|||
| |||
| |||
Properties | |||
C6H8O5 | |||
Molar mass | 160.125 g·mol−1 | ||
Density | 1.4 g cm−3 | ||
Melting point | 125 °C (257 °F; 398 K) | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
|
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.