Oxaloacetic acid
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Oxaloacetic acid (also known as oxalacetic acid or OAA) is a crystalline organic compound with the chemical formula HO2CC(O)CH2CO2H. Oxaloacetic acid, in the form of its conjugate base oxaloacetate, is a metabolic intermediate in many processes that occur in animals. It takes part in gluconeogenesis, the urea cycle, the glyoxylate cycle, amino acid synthesis, fatty acid synthesis and the citric acid cycle.[1]
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Preferred IUPAC name
2-Oxobutanedioic acid | |
Other names
Oxaloacetic acid Oxalacetic acid 2-Oxosuccinic acid Ketosuccinic acid | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.005.755 |
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C4H4O5 | |
Molar mass | 132.07 g/mol |
Density | 1.6 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 161 °C (322 °F; 434 K) |
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Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
-943.21 kJ/mol |
Std enthalpy of combustion (ΔcH⦵298) |
-1205.58 kJ/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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