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<compound>
  <version>2.0</version>
  <creation_date>2012-05-31 13:02:31 -0600</creation_date>
  <update_date>2015-09-13 15:15:20 -0600</update_date>
  <accession>ECMDB00958</accession>
  <m2m_id>M2MDB000208</m2m_id>
  <name>trans-Aconitic acid</name>
  <description>Trans-aconitic acid is a member of the chemical class known as Tricarboxylic Acids and Derivatives. These are organic compounds containing three carboxylic acid groups (or salt/ester derivatives thereof). The two isomers are cis-aconitic acid and trans-aconitic acid. The conjugate base of cis-aconitic acid, cis-aconitate is an intermediate in the isomerization of citrate to isocitrate in the citric acid cycle. It is acted upon by the enzyme aconitase. Aconitic acid can be synthesized by dehydration of citric acid using sulfuric acid. (WikiPedia)</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>(1E)-1-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylate</synonym>
    <synonym>(1E)-1-propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>(1E)-Prop-1-ene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic</synonym>
    <synonym>(1E)1-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylate</synonym>
    <synonym>(1E)1-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>(&lt;i&gt;E&lt;/i&gt;)-prop-1-ene-1,2,3-tricarboxylate</synonym>
    <synonym>(e)-1-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylate</synonym>
    <synonym>(E)-1-propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>(e)-Aconitate</synonym>
    <synonym>(E)-Aconitic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>(E)-prop-1-ene-1,2,3-tricarboxylate</synonym>
    <synonym>(E)-prop-1-ene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>1-Propene-1-trans-2,3-tricarboxylate</synonym>
    <synonym>1-Propene-1-trans-2,3-tricarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>1-trans-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylate</synonym>
    <synonym>1-trans-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>&lt;i&gt;trans&lt;/i&gt;-aconitic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Acid</synonym>
    <synonym>TRA</synonym>
    <synonym>trans-1-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylate</synonym>
    <synonym>Trans-1-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Trans-Aconitate</synonym>
    <synonym>Trans-Aconitic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>trans-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylate</synonym>
    <synonym>Trans-Propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C6H6O6</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>174.1082</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>174.016437924</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>(1E)-prop-1-ene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>trans aconitic acid</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>4023-65-8</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>OC(=O)C\C(=C/C(O)=O)C(O)=O</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C6H6O6/c7-4(8)1-3(6(11)12)2-5(9)10/h1H,2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12)/b3-1+</inchi>
  <inchikey>GTZCVFVGUGFEME-HNQUOIGGSA-N</inchikey>
  <state>Solid</state>
  <cellular_locations>
    <cellular_location>Cytosol</cellular_location>
  </cellular_locations>
  <predicted_properties>
    <property>
      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>-0.41</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>logs</kind>
      <value>-1.41</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>solubility</kind>
      <value>6.72e+00 g/l</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
  </predicted_properties>
  <experimental_properties>
    <property>
      <kind>melting_point</kind>
      <value>187 - 191 oC</value>
    </property>
  </experimental_properties>
  <property>
    <kind>logp</kind>
    <value>-0.52</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>pka_strongest_acidic</kind>
    <value>3.15</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>iupac</kind>
    <value>(1E)-prop-1-ene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>average_mass</kind>
    <value>174.1082</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>mono_mass</kind>
    <value>174.016437924</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>smiles</kind>
    <value>OC(=O)C\C(=C/C(O)=O)C(O)=O</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>formula</kind>
    <value>C6H6O6</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>inchi</kind>
    <value>InChI=1S/C6H6O6/c7-4(8)1-3(6(11)12)2-5(9)10/h1H,2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12)/b3-1+</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>inchikey</kind>
    <value>GTZCVFVGUGFEME-HNQUOIGGSA-N</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>polar_surface_area</kind>
    <value>111.9</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>refractivity</kind>
    <value>35.23</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>polarizability</kind>
    <value>13.96</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
    <value>4</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
    <value>6</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>donor_count</kind>
    <value>3</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
    <value>-3</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>formal_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <pathways>
    <pathway>
      <name>Secondary Metabolites: Glyoxylate cycle</name>
      <description>The glyoxylate cycle starts with the interaction of Acetyl-Coa with a water molecule and Oxalacetic acid interact through a Citrate synthase resulting in a release of a coenzyme a and citric acid. The citric acid gets dehydrated through a citrate hydro-lyase resulting in the release of a water molecule and cis-Aconitic acid. The cis-Aconitic acid is then hydrated in an reversible reaction through an aconitate hydratase resulting in an Isocitric acid. The isocitric acid then interacts in a reversible reaction through isocitrate lyase resulting in the release of a succinic acid and a glyoxylic acid. The glyoxylic acid then reacts in a reversible reaction with an acetyl-coa, and a water molecule in a reversible reaction, resulting in a release of a coenzyme A, a hydrogen ion and an L-malic acid. The L-malic acid interacts in a reversible reaction through a NAD driven malate dehydrogenase resulting in the release of NADH, a hydrogen ion and an Oxalacetic acid.</description>
      <pathwhiz_id>PW000967</pathwhiz_id>
      <kegg_map_id/>
      <subject>Metabolic</subject>
    </pathway>
  </pathways>
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  <hmdb_id>HMDB00958</hmdb_id>
  <pubchem_compound_id/>
  <chemspider_id>392201</chemspider_id>
  <kegg_id>C02341</kegg_id>
  <chebi_id>15708</chebi_id>
  <biocyc_id>CPD-225</biocyc_id>
  <het_id>TRA</het_id>
  <wikipidia/>
  <foodb_id/>
  <general_references>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Keseler, I. M., Collado-Vides, J., Santos-Zavaleta, A., Peralta-Gil, M., Gama-Castro, S., Muniz-Rascado, L., Bonavides-Martinez, C., Paley, S., Krummenacker, M., Altman, T., Kaipa, P., Spaulding, A., Pacheco, J., Latendresse, M., Fulcher, C., Sarker, M., Shearer, A. G., Mackie, A., Paulsen, I., Gunsalus, R. P., Karp, P. D. (2011). "EcoCyc: a comprehensive database of Escherichia coli biology." Nucleic Acids Res 39:D583-D590.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>21097882</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Sato, Y., Furumichi, M., Tanabe, M. (2012). "KEGG for integration and interpretation of large-scale molecular data sets." Nucleic Acids Res 40:D109-D114.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>22080510</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>van der Werf, M. J., Overkamp, K. M., Muilwijk, B., Coulier, L., Hankemeier, T. (2007). "Microbial metabolomics: toward a platform with full metabolome coverage." Anal Biochem 370:17-25.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>17765195</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Winder, C. L., Dunn, W. B., Schuler, S., Broadhurst, D., Jarvis, R., Stephens, G. M., Goodacre, R. (2008). "Global metabolic profiling of Escherichia coli cultures: an evaluation of methods for quenching and extraction of intracellular metabolites." Anal Chem 80:2939-2948.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>18331064</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Bennett, B. D., Kimball, E. H., Gao, M., Osterhout, R., Van Dien, S. J., Rabinowitz, J. D. (2009). "Absolute metabolite concentrations and implied enzyme active site occupancy in Escherichia coli." Nat Chem Biol 5:593-599.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>19561621</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Tanaka K, Hine DG: Compilation of gas chromatographic retention indices of 163 metabolically important organic acids, and their use in detection of patients with organic acidurias. J Chromatogr. 1982 Apr 30;239:301-22.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>7096501</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Tsai MY, Oliphant C, Josephson MW: Identification of metabolites diagnostic for organic acidurias by simultaneous dual-column capillary gas chromatography. J Chromatogr. 1985 May 31;341(1):1-10.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>4019674</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Koide K, Toyama J, Inoue N, Koshikawa S, Akizawa T, Takahashi K, Hidaka S, Yamane Y, Shinoda K, Nakao M, et al.: [Uremic peak 2a in high performance liquid chromatography--acidic components and their membrane permeability]. Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi. 1986 Nov;28(11):1481-9.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>2950263</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
  </general_references>
  <synthesis_reference>Gutierrez, Eddie N.; Lamberti, Vincent.  Preparation of aconitic acid.    U.S.  (1978),     5 pp.  CODEN: USXXAM  US  4123459  19781031  CAN 90:103423  AN 1979:103423</synthesis_reference>
  <msds_url>http://hmdb.ca/system/metabolites/msds/000/000/862/original/HMDB00958.pdf?1358896083</msds_url>
  <enzymes>
    <enzyme>
      <name>Trans-aconitate 2-methyltransferase</name>
      <uniprot_id>P76145</uniprot_id>
      <uniprot_name>TAM_ECOLI</uniprot_name>
      <gene_name>tam</gene_name>
      <protein_url>http://ecmdb.ca/proteins/P76145.xml</protein_url>
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  <transporters>
  </transporters>
  <reactions>
    <reaction_text>trans-Aconitic acid + S-Adenosylmethionine &gt; E-3-Carboxy-2-pentenedioate 6-methyl ester + S-Adenosylhomocysteine</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id/>
    <ecocyc_id>RXN0-2441</ecocyc_id>
    <pw_reaction_id/>
    <reaction_text>trans-Aconitic acid &lt;&gt; cis-Aconitic acid</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id/>
    <ecocyc_id>ACONITATE-DELTA-ISOMERASE-RXN</ecocyc_id>
    <pw_reaction_id/>
    <reaction_text>trans-Aconitic acid  cis-Aconitic acid</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id/>
    <ecocyc_id>ACONITATE-DELTA-ISOMERASE-RXN</ecocyc_id>
    <pw_reaction_id/>
    <reaction_text>S-adenosyl-L-methionine + trans-Aconitic acid &gt; S-Adenosylhomocysteine + (E)-3-(Methoxycarbonyl)pent-2-enedioate</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id/>
    <ecocyc_id/>
    <pw_reaction_id/>
    <reaction_text>S-Adenosylmethionine + trans-Aconitic acid &lt;&gt; S-Adenosylhomocysteine + E-3-Carboxy-2-pentenedioate 6-methyl ester</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id>R05763 </kegg_reaction_id>
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  <concentrations>
    <growth_media>Gutnick minimal complete medium (4.7 g/L KH2PO4; 13.5 g/L K2HPO4; 1 g/L K2SO4; 0.1 g/L MgSO4-7H2O; 10 mM NH4Cl) with 4 g/L glycerol</growth_media>
    <growth_system>Shake flask and filter culture</growth_system>
    <concentration>95.9</concentration>
    <concentration_units>uM</concentration_units>
    <internal/>
    <error>0.0</error>
    <temperature>37 oC</temperature>
    <strain>K12 NCM3722</strain>
    <growth_status>Mid-Log Phase</growth_status>
    <molecules>383600</molecules>
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    <reference>
      <reference_text>Bennett, B. D., Kimball, E. H., Gao, M., Osterhout, R., Van Dien, S. J., Rabinowitz, J. D. (2009). "Absolute metabolite concentrations and implied enzyme active site occupancy in Escherichia coli." Nat Chem Biol 5:593-599.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>19561621</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <growth_media>Gutnick minimal complete medium (4.7 g/L KH2PO4; 13.5 g/L K2HPO4; 1 g/L K2SO4; 0.1 g/L MgSO4-7H2O; 10 mM NH4Cl) with 4 g/L acetate</growth_media>
    <growth_system>Shake flask and filter culture</growth_system>
    <concentration>72.3</concentration>
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    <error>0.0</error>
    <temperature>37 oC</temperature>
    <strain>K12 NCM3722</strain>
    <growth_status>Mid-Log Phase</growth_status>
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    <reference>
      <reference_text>Bennett, B. D., Kimball, E. H., Gao, M., Osterhout, R., Van Dien, S. J., Rabinowitz, J. D. (2009). "Absolute metabolite concentrations and implied enzyme active site occupancy in Escherichia coli." Nat Chem Biol 5:593-599.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>19561621</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
  </concentrations>
</compound>
