Record Information
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Creation Date2016-09-30 22:19:17 UTC
Update Date2020-06-04 20:16:16 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0000072
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB00072
Metabolite Identification
Common Namecis-Aconitic acid
Descriptioncis-Aconitic acid, also known as cis-aconitate or acid, acontic, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as tricarboxylic acids and derivatives. These are carboxylic acids containing exactly three carboxyl groups. cis-Aconitic acid exists as a solid, possibly soluble (in water), and a moderately acidic compound (based on its pKa) molecule. cis-Aconitic acid exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans.
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
(Z)-1-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acidChEBI
cis-1-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acidChEBI
(Z)-1-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylateGenerator
cis-1-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylateGenerator
cis-AconitateGenerator
(1Z)-1-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylateHMDB
(1Z)-1-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acidHMDB
(Z)-AconitateHMDB
(Z)-Aconitic acidHMDB
1-cis-2,3-PropenetricarboxylateHMDB
1-cis-2,3-Propenetricarboxylic acidHMDB
1-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylateHMDB
1-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acidHMDB
cis-AconateHMDB
cis-Aconic acidHMDB
cis-OxaloacetateHMDB
cis-Oxaloacetic acidHMDB
Acid, citridicHMDB
Acid, citridinicHMDB
Aconitic acidHMDB
Acontic acidHMDB
Adonic acidHMDB
Achilleic acidHMDB
Acid, aconticHMDB
Acid, equiseticHMDB
Citridinic acidHMDB
Acid, achilleicHMDB
AconitateHMDB
Citridic acidHMDB
Pyrocitric acidHMDB
Acid, aconiticHMDB
Acid, adonicHMDB
Acid, carboxyglutaconicHMDB
Acid, pyrocitricHMDB
Carboxyglutaconic acidHMDB
Equisetic acidHMDB
Chemical FormulaC6H6O6
Average Molecular Weight174.1082
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight174.016437924
IUPAC Name(1Z)-prop-1-ene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid
Traditional Namecis-aconitic acid
CAS Registry Number585-84-2
SMILES
OC(=O)C\C(=C\C(O)=O)C(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C6H6O6/c7-4(8)1-3(6(11)12)2-5(9)10/h1H,2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12)/b3-1-
InChI KeyGTZCVFVGUGFEME-IWQZZHSRSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as tricarboxylic acids and derivatives. These are carboxylic acids containing exactly three carboxyl groups.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic acids and derivatives
ClassCarboxylic acids and derivatives
Sub ClassTricarboxylic acids and derivatives
Direct ParentTricarboxylic acids and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Tricarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusDetected and Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locations
  • Cytoplasm
  • Mitochondria
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point125 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water Solubility400.0 mg/mLNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP-0.41ALOGPS
logP-0.52ChemAxon
logS-1.4ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)2.11ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count6ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count3ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area111.9 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count4ChemAxon
Refractivity35.23 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability14.16 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cytoplasm
  • Mitochondria
Biospecimen Locations
  • Mammary Gland
  • Milk
  • Prostate Tissue
  • Semen
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
Mammary GlandDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot Specified
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Mammary GlandDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Normal
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MilkDetected and Quantified73 - 157 uMNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal details
MilkDetected and Quantified22 +/- 3 uMNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Normal
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MilkDetected and Quantified22 +/- 5 uMNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Normal
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MilkDetected and Quantified21 +/- 5 uMNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Normal
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MilkDetected and Quantified26 +/- 5 uMNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Normal
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MilkDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Normal
    • Kurt J. Boudonck,...
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MilkDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot Specified
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    • Kurt J. Boudonck,...
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MilkDetected and Quantified35.13 +/- 6.74 uMNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Normal
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MilkDetected and Quantified32.12 +/- 3.51 uMNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Normal
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MilkDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot Specified
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MilkDetected and Quantified35.20 +/- 4.97 uMNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Normal
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Prostate TissueExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
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SemenDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Normal
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Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0000072
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB008306
KNApSAcK IDC00001177
Chemspider ID558863
KEGG Compound IDC00417
BioCyc IDCIS-ACONITATE
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkCitric acid cycle
METLIN ID5130
PubChem Compound643757
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID32805
References
Synthesis ReferenceGutierrez, Eddie N.; Lamberti, Vincent. cis and trans Aconitic acids and their salts. U.S. (1978), 16 pp.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. Klein MS, Buttchereit N, Miemczyk SP, Immervoll AK, Louis C, Wiedemann S, Junge W, Thaller G, Oefner PJ, Gronwald W: NMR metabolomic analysis of dairy cows reveals milk glycerophosphocholine to phosphocholine ratio as prognostic biomarker for risk of ketosis. J Proteome Res. 2012 Feb 3;11(2):1373-81. doi: 10.1021/pr201017n. Epub 2011 Dec 9. [PubMed:22098372 ]
  2. Buitenhuis AJ, Sundekilde UK, Poulsen NA, Bertram HC, Larsen LB, Sorensen P: Estimation of genetic parameters and detection of quantitative trait loci for metabolites in Danish Holstein milk. J Dairy Sci. 2013 May;96(5):3285-95. doi: 10.3168/jds.2012-5914. Epub 2013 Mar 15. [PubMed:23497994 ]
  3. O'Callaghan TF, Vazquez-Fresno R, Serra-Cayuela A, Dong E, Mandal R, Hennessy D, McAuliffe S, Dillon P, Wishart DS, Stanton C, Ross RP: Pasture Feeding Changes the Bovine Rumen and Milk Metabolome. Metabolites. 2018 Apr 6;8(2). pii: metabo8020027. doi: 10.3390/metabo8020027. [PubMed:29642378 ]
  4. Kurt J. Boudonck, Matthew W. Mitchell, Jacob Wulff and John A. Ryals (2009). Kurt J. Boudonck, Matthew W. Mitchell, Jacob Wulff and John A. Ryals. Characterization of the biochemical variability of bovine milk using metabolomics. Metabolomics (2009) 5:375?386. Metabolomics.
  5. A. Foroutan et al. (2019). A. Foroutan et al. The Chemical Composition of Commercial Cow's Milk (in preparation). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Enzymes

General function:
Energy production and conversion
Specific function:
Catalyzes the isomerization of citrate to isocitrate via cis-aconitate.
Gene Name:
ACO2
Uniprot ID:
P20004
Molecular weight:
85359.0
Reactions
Citric acid → cis-Aconitic acid + Waterdetails
cis-Aconitic acid + Water → Isocitric aciddetails