Citraconic acid

DB04734ExperimentalSmall molecule

Citraconic acid is one of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced by the distillation of citric acid, or as metabolites by microorganisms, cis-CH3-C(CO2H)=CHCO2H; the trans-isomer is mesaconic acid.

Chemical structure of Citraconic acid
Formula / weight
C5H6O4 · 130.0987 g/mol (avg)
Also known as
2-methylmaleic acid · cis-Methylbutenedioic acid · citraconate · Methylmaleic acid
Code names
NSC-32949

Resolves to

Clinical / RWD
Structure
InChIKeyHNEGQIOMVPPMNR-IHWYPQMZSA-NSMILESC\C(=C\C(O)=O)C(O)=O
Targets

What you can answer from here — as of September 19, 2026

1Protein targetEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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