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Iminosuccinic acid

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Iminosuccinic acid
Names
IUPAC name
2-Iminobutanedioic acid
Other names
Iminoaspartic acid; 2-iminobutanedioic acid, iminosuccinate, alpha-iminosuccinate, iminosuccinic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
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KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H5NO4/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h5H,1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)
    Key: NMUOATVLLQEYHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C4H5NO4/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h5H,1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)
    Key: NMUOATVLLQEYHI-UHFFFAOYAF
  • C(C(=N)C(=O)O)C(=O)O
Properties
C4H5NO4
Molar mass 131.087 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Iminoaspartic acid (also known as iminosuccinate or iminoaspartate) is a dicarboxylic acid in the biosynthesis of nicotinic acid. It is synthesised by the oxidation of aspartate and is condensed by quinolinate synthase with glycerone phosphate to form quinolinic acid.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Ollagnier-de Choudens, S., Loiseau, L., Sanakis, Y., Barras, F. and Fontecave, M. (2005). "Quinolinate synthetase, an iron-sulfur enzyme in NAD biosynthesis" (PDF). FEBS Lett. 579 (17): 3737–3743. doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2005.05.065. PMID 15967443.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)