Structured Summary
Abstract
A key intermediate in metabolism. It is an acid compound found in citrus fruits. The salts of citric acid (citrates) can be used as anticoagulants due to their calcium chelating ability.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C6H8O7
- Molecular Weight
- 192.12 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 77-92-9
- IUPAC Name
- 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid
- InChIKey
- KRKNYBCHXYNGOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C(C(=O)O)C(CC(=O)O)(C(=O)O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D019343
- Source
- PubChem CID 311
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Classification
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- Anhydrous Citric Acid
- Citrate
- Citric Acid Monohydrate
- Citric Acid, Anhydrous
- Uralyt U
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse entry term CITRATE with CITRATES
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History Note
1997 (1979)
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Previous Indexing
- Citrates (1979-1996)
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NLM Classification
QU 98
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Citric Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019343. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019343
- Citric Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citric_acid
- Citric Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159683
- Citric Acid. In: PubChem Compound. CID 311. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/311