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Oxaloacetic acid

Name: Oxaloacetic acid
Brand: SIGMA

≥97% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

2-Oxosuccinic acid, Ketosuccinic acid, Oxalacetic acid, Oxobutanedioic acid

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Linear Formula:

HOOCCH₂COCOOH

CAS Number:

328-42-7

Molecular Weight:

132.07

UNSPSC Code:

12352204

NACRES:

NA.32

PubChem Substance ID:

24897993

EC Number:

206-329-8

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

1705475

MDL number:

MFCD00002592

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Properties

Quality Level

200

assay

≥97% (HPLC)

form

powder

solubility

H₂O: 100 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to light yellow

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

OC(=O)CC(=O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C4H4O5/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)

InChI key

KHPXUQMNIQBQEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Oxaloacetic acid is a dicarboxylic acid. It is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle. It is highly soluble in water and is present ubiquitously. It is produced in the mitochondria by the action of pyruvate carboxylase on pyruvate. Breakdown products of oxaloacetate includes malate, pyruvate and aspartic acid.

Application

Oxaloacetic acid has been used as a substrate for measuring citrate synthase activity in cybrids and neuroblastoma cells. It has also been used for measuring malate dehydrogenase reactivation.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Oxaloacetic acid being an intermediate in the tri carboxylic cycle is central to metabolism. It is part of gluconeogenesis pathway. Mutation in pyruvate carboxylase leads to decreased production of oxaloacetate. It inhibits succinate dehydrogenase and is a key regulator of mitochondrial metabolism.