Succinic acid
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title:
Succinic acid
text:
Succinic acid is a dicarboxylic acid with the chemical formula (CH2)2(CO2H)2. In living organisms, succinic acid takes the form of an anion, succinate, which has multiple biological roles as a metabolic intermediate being converted into fumarate by the enzyme succinate dehydrogenase in complex 2 of the electron transport chain which is involved in making ATP, and as a signaling molecule reflecting the cellular metabolic state. Succinate is generated in mitochondria via the tricarboxylic acid (TC
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Dicarboxylic acid
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succinic_acid
date created:
2002-09-30T19:41:28Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T20:27:00Z
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