oxaloacetic acid

Oxaloacetic Acids A class of ketodicarboxylic acids derived from oxalic acid. Oxaloacetic acid is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle and is converted to ASPARTIC ACID by a transamination reaction.

[1. A ketodicarboxylic acid (HOOCCH2COCOOH) and important intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle; the product formed when l-aspartate acts as an amine donor in transamination reactions.

Molecular Formula: C₄H₄O₅

InChI: InChI=1/C4H4O5/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/f/h6,8H

InChIKey: InChIKey=KHPXUQMNIQBQEV-HJYFZBQUCK
SMILES: C(C(=O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O

Names:
    oxalacetic acid
    oxaloacetic acid
    2-oxobutanedioic acid

Registries:
    PubChem CID 970
    PubChem ID 10329073