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Oxalacetic acid, 97%
CAS: 328-42-7 | C4H4O5 | 132.071 g/mol
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Catalog number A12739.06
also known as A12739-06
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS328-42-7
IUPAC Name2-oxobutanedioic acid
Molecular FormulaC4H4O5
InChI KeyKHPXUQMNIQBQEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESOC(=O)CC(=O)C(O)=O
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Specifications
Specification Sheet
Specification SheetAppearance (Color)White to cream
Assay (Aqueous acid-base Titration)≥96.0 to ≤104.0%
Identification (FTIR)Conforms
FormCrystals or powder or crystalline powder
Oxalacetic acid is used as a metabolic intermediate in many processes that occur in animals and citric acid cycle. It is a used to converted to aspartic acid by aspartate transaminase.
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Applications
Oxalacetic acid is used as a metabolic intermediate in many processes that occur in animals and citric acid cycle. It is a used to converted to aspartic acid by aspartate transaminase.
Solubility
Soluble in water (0.1 g/ml), ether, ethanol, acetone, and acetone ethyl acetate.
Notes
Store in cool dry place in tightly closed container. With good ventilation. Store away from heat and sunlight.
Oxalacetic acid is used as a metabolic intermediate in many processes that occur in animals and citric acid cycle. It is a used to converted to aspartic acid by aspartate transaminase.
Solubility
Soluble in water (0.1 g/ml), ether, ethanol, acetone, and acetone ethyl acetate.
Notes
Store in cool dry place in tightly closed container. With good ventilation. Store away from heat and sunlight.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Isamu Suzuki; C.H. Werkman. Chemoautotrophic carbon dioxide fixation by extracts of Thiobacillus thiooxidans. I. Formation of oxalacetic acid. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 1958, 76(1), 103-111.
- JF Speck. The effect of cations on the decarboxylation of oxalacetic acid. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1949, 178315-324.
- Substrate for citrate synthase.