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Sigma-Aldrich

α-Ketoglutaric acid sodium salt

≥98% (titration)

Synonym(s):

2-Oxoglutaric acid monosodium salt, 2-Oxopentanedioic acid monosodium salt, Sodium 2-oxoglutarate monobasic

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Linear Formula:
HOOCCH2CH2COCOONa
CAS Number:
22202-68-2
Molecular Weight:
168.08
Beilstein:
4597521
EC Number:
244-836-6
MDL number:
MFCD00064196
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
PubChem Substance ID:
24896212
NACRES:
NA.28

Quality Level

300

Assay

≥98% (titration)

form

powder

solubility

water: 100 mg/mL, clear, colorless

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[Na+].OC(=O)CCC(=O)C([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C5H6O5.Na/c6-3(5(9)10)1-2-4(7)8;/h1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

MOTOGHHLNTXPTI-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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E Tomaszewska et al.
Journal of physiology and pharmacology : an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society, 63(5), 547-554 (2012-12-06)
The potential effects of prenatal administration of dexamethasone (DEX) and postnatal treatment with 2-oxoglutaric acid (2-Ox) on postnatal development of connective tissue of farm animals were not examined experimentally. The aim of this study was to establish changes in morphological
Agata M Pudlik et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 79(4), 1095-1101 (2012-12-04)
Transamination is the first step in the conversion of amino acids into aroma compounds by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) used in food fermentations. The process is limited by the availability of α-ketoglutarate, which is the best α-keto donor for transaminases
Ricardo Alves da Rocha et al.
Biochemistry, 52(15), 2683-2693 (2013-03-23)
PII proteins are important regulators of nitrogen metabolism in a wide variety of organisms: the binding of the allosteric effectors ATP, ADP, and 2-oxoglutarate (2-OG) to PII proteins affects their ability to interact with target proteins. We modeled the simultaneous
D Esser et al.
Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions, 17(2), 205-216 (2013-01-09)
Aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) have been well established in all three domains of life and were shown to play essential roles, e.g., in intermediary metabolism and detoxification. In the genome of Sulfolobus solfataricus, five paralogs of the aldehyde dehydrogenases superfamily were
Sylwia Magiera et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 919-920, 20-29 (2013-02-16)
A simple, accurate and sensitive liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was developed and validated for the quantitation of α-ketoglutaric acid (α-KG), L-carnitine (L-CAR) and acetyl-L-carnitine (acetyl-L-CAR) in human urine as potential biomarkers of cardiovascular disease. The separation was
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