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α-Ketoglutaric acid

≥98.5% (NaOH, titration)

Synonym(s):

2-Oxoglutaric acid, 2-Oxopentanedioic acid

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100 g
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CZK 3,000.00
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Linear Formula:
HOOCCH2CH2COCOOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
146.10
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.32
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
206-330-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1705689
MDL number:

CZK 3,000.00


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Quality Segment

assay

≥98.5% (NaOH, titration)

form

powder

solubility

water: 100 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OC(=O)CCC(=O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C5H6O5/c6-3(5(9)10)1-2-4(7)8/h1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)

InChI key

KPGXRSRHYNQIFN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

α-Ketoglutaric acid (α-KG) is produced in the tricarboxylic acid cycle.[1]

Application

α-Ketoglutaric acid (α-KG) has been used:
  • to study its effects on swine fecal microflora in an in vitro fermentation system[2]
  • to study its effects on the activation of CD8+ T-cells[3]
  • as a substrate in glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT2) mitochondrial lysate assay[4]

Biochem/physiol Actions

α-Ketoglutaric acid (α-KG) has a wide range of applications in the animal feed, food, pharmaceutical and fine chemistry industries.[1]

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assay

≥98.5% (NaOH, titration)

assay

≥98.5% NaOH basis (titration)

assay

99.0-101.0% (T)

assay

≥98% (enzymatic)

solubility

water: 100 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow

solubility

water: 100 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to almost colorless

solubility

H2O: 1 g/10 mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to almost colorless

solubility

water: 100 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

300

Quality Level

300

form

powder

form

powder or crystals

form

crystals

form

powder

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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