citric acid

Summary

citric acid is a type of chemical entity^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.9% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,747 views/month, #113 of 12,596).^[2]

Key Facts

• citric acid is credited with the discovery of Carl Wilhelm Scheele^[3].
• citric acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity^[4].
• citric acid's chemical structure is recorded as Zitronensäure - Citric acid.svg^[5].
• citric acid's physically interacts with is recorded as ACO2^[6].
• citric acid's physically interacts with is recorded as CS^[7].
• citric acid's physically interacts with is recorded as Polycystin 2 like 1, transient receptor potential cation channel^[8].
• citric acid's physically interacts with is recorded as Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily V, member 4^[9].
• citric acid's GND ID is recorded as 4148057-0^[10].
• citric acid's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 77-92-9^[11].
• citric acid's EC number is recorded as 201-069-1^[12].
• citric acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(C(=O)O)C(CC(=O)O)(C(=O)O)O^[13].
• citric acid's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C6H8O7/c7-3(8)1-6(13,5(11)12)2-4(9)10/h13H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12)^[14].
• citric acid's InChIKey is recorded as KRKNYBCHXYNGOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N^[15].
• citric acid's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85026216^[16].
• citric acid's ATC code is recorded as A09AB04^[17].
• citric acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₆H₈O₇^[18].
• citric acid's subclass of is recorded as fatty alcohol^[19].
• citric acid's subclass of is recorded as fatty acid^[20].
• citric acid's subclass of is recorded as tricarboxylic acid^[21].
• citric acid's part of is recorded as tricarboxylic acid cycle^[22].
• citric acid's part of is recorded as citrate secondary active transmembrane transporter activity^[23].
• citric acid's part of is recorded as citrate synthase activity^[24].
• citric acid's has use is recorded as food additive^[25].
• citric acid's has use is recorded as acidity regulator^[26].
• citric acid's has use is recorded as synergist^[27].

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Works and Contributions

citric acid is credited with the discovery of Carl Wilhelm Scheele^[3].

Why It Matters

citric acid ranks in the top 0.9% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,747 views/month, #113 of 12,596).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]