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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)