3-Maleylpyruvic acid
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| IUPAC name
(Z)-4,6-Dioxohept-2-enedioic acid | |
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| 3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:30859 |
| ChemSpider | 4444134 |
| PubChem | 5280494 6857405 (dianion) |
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| Properties | |
| C7H6O6 | |
| Molar mass | 186.12 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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3-Maleylpyruvic acid, or 3-maleylpyruvate, is a dicarboxylic acid formed by the oxidative ring opening of gentisic acid by gentisate 1,2-dioxygenase during the metabolism of tyrosine.[1] It is converted into 3-fumarylpyruvate by maleylpyruvate isomerase.[2]
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