FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: citric acid
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General Information
Name
citric acid
FlyBase ID
FBch0001196
ChEBI Name
citric acid
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:30769
PubChem Name
Citric Acid
PubChem ID
CID:311
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of citric acid
citric acid
InChIKey

KRKNYBCHXYNGOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A tricarboxylic acid that is propane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid bearing a hydroxy substituent at position 2. It is an important metabolite in the pathway of all aerobic organisms.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
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Synonyms and Secondary IDs (29)
Synonyms
.beta.-Hydroxytricarballylic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
.beta.-hydroxytricarballylic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,2,3-PROPANETRICARBOXYLIC ACID,2-HYDROXY (CITRIC ACID)
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy- (9CI)
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, homopolymer
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,2,3-Tricarboxy-2-hydroxypropane
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy- (9ci)
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, homopolymer
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid,2-hydroxy (citric acid)
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,2,3-tricarboxy-2-hydroxypropane
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-
(PubChem, 2019-)
10402-15-0
(PubChem, 2019-)
141633-96-7
(PubChem, 2019-)
1i2s
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2-Hydroxytricarballylic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
3-Carboxy-3-hydroxypentane-1,5-dioic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
CITRIC ACID
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Citric acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Citronensaeure
(ChEBI, 2019-)
E330
(ChEBI, 2019-)
H3cit
(ChEBI, 2019-)
PubChem:311
(PubChem, 2019-)
citric acid
(ChEBI, 2019-, Lopez-Bellido et al., 2019, van Giesen et al., 2016, Adachi et al., 2012, Ruiz-Sanchez and O'Donnell, 2006)
pubchem:311
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (8)