Secondary metabolites, 3D structure: Trivial name – Itaconic acid

Date: 26 November 2013

Secondary metabolites, 3D structure: Trivial name – Itaconic acid

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Species: A. terreusSystematic name: 2-methylidenebutanedioic acidMolecular formulae: C5H6O4Molecular weight: 130.099Chemical abstracts number: 811Selected references: LARSEN H, EIMHJELLEN KE. The mechanism of itaconic acid formation by Aspergillus terreus. 1. The effect of acidity. Biochem J. 1955 May;60(1):135-9. EIMHJELLEN KE, LARSEN H. The mechanism of itaconic acid formation by Aspergillus terreus. 2. The effect of substrates and inhibitors. Biochem J. 1955 May;60(1):139-47.


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