Pimelic acid
Created:
5/31/17
Submitted:
3/6/23
Published:
3/6/23
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Pimelic acid is an alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is pentane with two carboxylic acid groups at positions C-1 and C-5. It has a role as an Escherichia coli metabolite and a Daphnia magna metabolite. It is an alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid and a dicarboxylic fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a pimelate and a pimelate(1-).
