Fumarylacetoacetic acid
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| IUPAC name
(E)-4,6-Dioxooct-2-enedioic acid | |
| Other names
Fumarylacetoacetate | |
| Identifiers | |
28613-33-4  | |
| 3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
| ChemSpider | 4444081 |
| MeSH | Fumarylacetoacetate |
| PubChem | 5280398 |
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| Properties | |
| C8H8O6 | |
| Molar mass | 200.15 g·mol−1 |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Fumarylacetoacetic acid (fumarylacetoacetate) is an intermediate in the metabolism of tyrosine. It is formed through the conversion of maleylacetoacetate into fumarylacetoacetate by the enzyme maleylacetoacetate isomerase.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ W. E. Knox and M. LeMay-Knox (1951). "The oxidation in liver of l-tyrosine to acetoacetate through p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate and homogentisic acid". Biochem. J. 49: 686–693.
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