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Citric Acid

PubChem 311
was used by NIH 3D workflows to automatically generate models for
mboya
Created:
1/21/16
Submitted:
3/6/23
Published:
3/6/23
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3DPX-002678

NIH 3D DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60705/3dpx/2678.2

Licensing:

Public Domain
How to cite this NIH 3D entry
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Category

Small Molecules
Small Molecules
Description
Citric acid is a tricarboxylic acid that is propane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid bearing a hydroxy substituent at position 2. It is an important metabolite in the pathway of all aerobic organisms. It has a role as a food acidity regulator, a chelator, an antimicrobial agent and a fundamental metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of a citrate(1-) and a citrate anion.
Source Data Details
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