75890
α-Ketoglutaric acid
99.0-101.0% (T)
Synonym(s):
alpha-Ketoglutarate, alpha-Ketoglutaric acid, 2-Oxoglutaric acid, 2-Oxopentanedioic acid
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Linear Formula:
HOOCCH2CH2COCOOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
146.10
UNSPSC Code:
12352115
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
206-330-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1705689
MDL number:
Assay:
99.0-101.0% (T)
Form:
crystals
Quality Level
assay
99.0-101.0% (T)
form
crystals
mp
114-118 °C
solubility
H2O: 1 g/10 mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to almost colorless
storage temp.
2-8°C
SMILES string
OC(=O)CCC(=O)C(O)=O
InChI
1S/C5H6O5/c6-3(5(9)10)1-2-4(7)8/h1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)
InChI key
KPGXRSRHYNQIFN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
α-Ketoglutaric acid is a 2-oxocarboxylic acid (2-OCA) that is formed as a metabolite in the Kreb′s cycle.
Application
α-ketoglutaric acid along with L-arginine can undergo reduction with sodium cyanoborohydride to form the diastereomers, nopaline and isonopaline.
Other Notes
Reagent for the analysis of tryptophan; Substrate for glutamate dehydrogenase
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Danger
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Eye Dam. 1
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
ppe
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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White biotechnology for green chemistry: fermentative 2-oxocarboxylic acids as novel building blocks for subsequent chemical syntheses
Stottmeister U, et al.
Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, 32(11-12), 651-664 (2005)
N. Anderson et al.
Journal of Food Science, 43, 1595-1595 (1978)
A useful synthesis of nopaline, a crown gall tumor metabolite
Jensen RE, et al.
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 75(4), 1066-1070 (1977)