Fluorocitric acid

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Fluorocitric acid
Fluorocitric acid.svg
Names
IUPAC name
3-C-Carboxy-2,4-dideoxy-2-fluoropentaric acid
Other names
2-Fluorocitric acid; 2-Fluorocitrate; 1-Fluoro-2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C6H7FO7/c7-3(4(10)11)6(14,5(12)13)1-2(8)9/h3,14H,1H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)(H,12,13) checkY
    Key: DGXLYHAWEBCTRU-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C6H7FO7/c7-3(4(10)11)6(14,5(12)13)1-2(8)9/h3,14H,1H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)(H,12,13)
    Key: DGXLYHAWEBCTRU-UHFFFAOYAE
  • O=C(O)C(O)(CC(=O)O)C(F)C(=O)O
Properties
C6H7FO7
Molar mass 210.113 g·mol−1
Appearance Odorless, white crystals
Density 1.37
Melting point 35.2°C
Boiling point 165°C
Soluble
Hazards
Main hazards GHS-pictogram-skull.svgGHS-pictogram-pollu.svg
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Fluorocitric acid is a fluorinated carboxylic acid derived from citric acid by substitution of one hydrogen by a fluorine atom. The appropriate anion is called fluorocitrate. Fluorocitrate is formed in two steps from fluoroacetate. Fluoroacetate is first converted to fluoroacetyl-CoA by acetyl-CoA synthetase in the mitochondria. Then fluoroacetyl-CoA condenses with oxaloacetate to form fluorocitrate. This step is catalyzed by citrate synthase.[1] Flurocitrate is a metabolite of fluoroacetic acid and is very toxic because it is not processable using aconitase in the citrate cycle (where fluorocitrate takes place of citrate as the substrate). The enzyme is inhibited and the cycle stops working.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ H., Garrett, Reginald (2013). Biochemistry. Grisham, Charles M. (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning. ISBN 9781133106296. OCLC 777722371.
  2. ^ Horák, J.; Linhart, I.; Klusoň, P. (2004). Úvod do toxikologie a ekologie pro chemiky (in Czech) (1st ed.). Prague: VŠCHT v Praze. ISBN 80-7080-548-X.

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