citric acid
weak organic acid
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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 (49,936 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 physically interacts with is recorded as ACO2[5].
- citric acid's physically interacts with is recorded as CS[6].
- citric acid's physically interacts with is recorded as Polycystin 2 like 1, transient receptor potential cation channel[7].
- citric acid's physically interacts with is recorded as Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily V, member 4[8].
- citric acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(C(=O)O)C(CC(=O)O)(C(=O)O)O[9].
- citric acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₆H₈O₇[10].
- citric acid is a type of fatty alcohol[11].
- citric acid is a type of fatty acid[12].
- citric acid is a type of tricarboxylic acid[13].
- citric acid is part of tricarboxylic acid cycle[14].
- citric acid is part of citrate secondary active transmembrane transporter activity[15].
- citric acid is part of citrate synthase activity[16].
- citric acid is used for food additive[17].
- citric acid is used for acidity regulator[18].
- citric acid is used for synergist[19].
- citric acid is used for Q27492876[20].
- citric acid's Commons category is recorded as Citric acid[21].
- citric acid comprises oxygen[22].
- citric acid comprises carbon[23].
- citric acid comprises hydrogen[24].
- citric acid's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1784[25].
- citric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[26].
- citric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Fumaria vaillantii[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 (49,936 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 112 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]