Iminosuccinic acid

Iminosuccinic acid

Names
IUPAC name 2-Iminobutanedioic acid
Other names Iminoaspartic acid; 2-iminobutanedioic acid, iminosuccinate, alpha-iminosuccinate, iminosuccinic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	79067-61-1
ChEBI	CHEBI:50616
ChemSpider	13628208
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KEGG	C05840
PubChem	796
InChI InChI=1S/C4H5NO4/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h5H,1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9) Key: NMUOATVLLQEYHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C4H5NO4/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h5H,1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9) Key: NMUOATVLLQEYHI-UHFFFAOYAF
SMILES C(C(=N)C(=O)O)C(=O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H5NO4
Molar mass	131.09 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Iminoaspartic acid (also known as iminosuccinate or iminoaspartate) is a dicarboxylic acid in the biosynthesis of nicotinic acid. It is synthesised by the oxidation of aspartate and is condensed by quinolinate synthase with glycerone phosphate to form quinolinic acid.^[1]

References

1. Ollagnier-de Choudens, S., Loiseau, L., Sanakis, Y., Barras, F. and Fontecave, M. (2005). "Quinolinate synthetase, an iron-sulfur enzyme in NAD biosynthesis". FEBS Lett. 579 (17): 3737–3743. doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2005.05.065. PMID 15967443.