93598
Itaconic acid
analytical standard
Synonym(s):
Methylenesuccinic acid
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Linear Formula:
HO2CCH2C(=CH2)CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
130.10
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
202-599-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1759501
MDL number:
grade
analytical standard
Quality Level
assay
≥96.0% (GC)
autoignition temp.
1472 °F
shelf life
limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
technique(s)
HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable
impurities
≤0.5% water
mp
165-168 °C (lit.)
density
1.573 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
format
neat
SMILES string
OC(=O)CC(=C)C(O)=O
InChI
1S/C5H6O4/c1-3(5(8)9)2-4(6)7/h1-2H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)
InChI key
LVHBHZANLOWSRM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Itaconic acid, an unsaturated dicarbonic organic acid, is a metabolic product of Aspergillus itaconicus.
This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food.
Application
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Danger
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Hazard Classifications
Eye Dam. 1
Storage Class
13 - Non Combustible Solids
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WGK 1
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Sambamurthy K.
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 56(3-4), 289-295 (2006)
Tobias Klement et al.
Bioresource technology, 135, 422-431 (2013-01-10)
In the last years, itaconic acid has gained increasing interest as future bio-based platform chemical. To replace petrol-based compounds such as methacrylic acid in industry, the economic efficiency of the current biotechnological production processes with the fungus Aspergillus terreus has
Jahminy Sasikaran et al.
Nature chemical biology, 10(5), 371-377 (2014-03-25)
Itaconate (methylenesuccinate) was recently identified as a mammalian metabolite whose production is substantially induced during macrophage activation. This compound is a potent inhibitor of isocitrate lyase, a key enzyme of the glyoxylate cycle, which is a pathway required for the
Global Trade Item Number
| SKU | GTIN |
|---|---|
| 93598-100MG | 04061833282946 |