Properties
- CAS Number
- 328-50-7
- Formula
- C5H6O5
- Molecular Weight
- 146.1 g/mol
- IUPAC Name
- 2-oxopentanedioic acid
- InChI Key
- KPGXRSRHYNQIFN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Also Known As
2-oxoglutaric acid
alpha-ketoglutaric acid
2-oxoglutarate
Oxoglutaric acid
a-ketoglutaric acid
2-Oxo-1,5-pentanedioic acid
Pentanedioic acid, 2-oxo-
Alphaketoglutaric acid
oxogluric acid
Glutaric acid, 2-oxo-
Description
2-oxoglutaric acid is an oxo dicarboxylic acid that consists of glutaric acid bearing an oxo substituent at position 2. It is an intermediate metabolite in Krebs cycle. It has a role as a fundamental metabolite. It is functionally related to a glutaric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-oxoglutarate(1-).
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