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alpha-ketoglutaric acid

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alpha-ketoglutaric acid

Summary

alpha-ketoglutaric acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's chemical structure is recorded as 2-oxopentanedioic acid 200.svg[4].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's physically interacts with is recorded as Oxoglutarate receptor 1[5].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 328-50-7[6].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's EC number is recorded as 206-330-3[7].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(CC(=O)O)C(=O)C(=O)O[8].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C5H6O5/c6-3(5(9)10)1-2-4(7)8/h1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)[9].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's InChIKey is recorded as KPGXRSRHYNQIFN-UHFFFAOYSA-N[10].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₅H₆O₅[11].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's subclass of is recorded as fatty acid[12].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's subclass of is recorded as biogenic acyclic ketone[13].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's part of is recorded as oxoglutarate:malate antiporter activity[14].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's Commons category is recorded as Alpha-ketoglutaric acid[15].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's has part is recorded as oxygen[16].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's has part is recorded as carbon[17].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL1686[18].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's Guide to Pharmacology Ligand ID is recorded as 3636[19].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04f03[20].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's UNII is recorded as 8ID597Z82X[21].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 50[22].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's PubChem CID is recorded as 51[23].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's PubChem CID is recorded as 156274072[24].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's KEGG ID is recorded as C00026[25].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's ChEBI ID is recorded as 30915[26].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Pycnandra acuminata[27].

Why It Matters

alpha-ketoglutaric acid ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . LC–MS and GC–MS metabolite profiling of nickel(II) complexes in the latex of the nickel-hyperaccumulating tree Sebertia acuminata and identification of methylated aldaric acid as a new nickel(II) ligand. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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