Tricarboxylic acid
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A tricarboxylic acid is an organic carboxylic acid whose chemical structure contains three carboxyl functional groups (-COOH). The best-known example of a tricarboxylic acid is citric acid.
[edit] Examples
- Citric acid
- Isocitric acid
- Aconitic acid
- Propane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid (tricarballylic acid, carballylic acid)
- Trimesic acid
[edit] See also
- Citric acid cycle (tricarboxylic acid cycle)
- Dicarboxylic acid
- Mellitic acid
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