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  <creation_date>2011-09-21 00:06:43 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2019-11-26 03:21:00 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB021997</accession>
  <name>2-Methylcitric acid</name>
  <description>Methylcitric acid (MCA) is elevated in body fluids of patients with propionic acidaemia (PA; OMIM 232000, 232050), methylmalonic aciduria (MMA; OMIM 251000, 251120) and multiple carboxylase deficiency (OMIM 253260, 253270). MCA is formed by condensation of accumulated propionyl- CoA and oxalacetate by the enzyme si-citrate synthase (EC 4.1.3.7).  MCA molecule has two stereogenic centers so that it can occur in the form of four stereoisomers. Only two stereoisomers of MCA, (2S, 3S) and (2R, 3S), were found in human urine. (PMID: 17295121) [HMDB]</description>
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    <synonym>(2S,3S)-2-methylcitrate</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-butanetricarboxylate</synonym>
    <synonym>2-hydroxy-1,2,3-butanetricarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2-hydroxybutane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate</synonym>
    <synonym>2-hydroxybutane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>2-methylcitrate</synonym>
    <synonym>2-methylcitric acid</synonym>
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  <chemical_formula>C7H10O7</chemical_formula>
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    <description> belongs to the class of organic compounds known as tricarboxylic acids and derivatives. These are carboxylic acids containing exactly three carboxyl groups.</description>
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    <class>Carboxylic acids and derivatives</class>
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      <alternative_parent>Carbonyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Tertiary alcohols</alternative_parent>
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      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydroxy acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
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