tricarboxylic acid
Definition: A tricarboxylic acid is an organic carboxylic acid whose chemical structure contains three carboxyl functional groups (-COOH). The best-known example of a tricarboxylic acid is citric acid.
Examples
citric acid
isocitric acid
aconitic acid
propane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid (tricarballylic acid, carballylic acid)
See also
carboxylic acid
citric acid (tricarboxylic acid cycle, TAC or Brebs cycle)