2-Oxoadipic acid

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| Name = 2-Oxoadipic acid

| Reference = [https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=71 2-oxoadipate - Compound Summary], PubChem.

| ImageFileL1 = Alpha-ketoadipic acid.svg

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| ImageNameL1 = Skeletal formula of α-ketoadipic acid

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| ImageNameR1 = Ball and stick model of α-ketoadipic acid

| PIN = 2-Oxohexanedioic acid{{Cite web|url = https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=71&loc=ec_rcs|title = Alpha-ketoadipic acid|work = The PubChem Project|publisher = National Center for Biotechnology Information}}

| OtherNames = α-Ketoadipic acid
2-Ketoadipic acid
α-Oxoadipic acid

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| IUPHAR_ligand = 4657

| CASNo = 3184-35-8

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| UNII = BB72FKL1M2

| PubChem = 71

| ChemSpiderID = 70

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| KEGG = C00322

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| MeSHName = Alpha-ketoadipic+acid

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| ChEBI = 15753

| 3DMet = B00088

| SMILES = C(CC(=O)C(=O)O)CC(=O)O

| SMILES1 = O=C(C(=O)O)CCCC(=O)O

| StdInChI = 1S/C6H8O5/c7-4(6(10)11)2-1-3-5(8)9/h1-3H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)

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| InChI = 1/C6H8O5/c7-4(6(10)11)2-1-3-5(8)9/h1-3H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)

| StdInChIKey = FGSBNBBHOZHUBO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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| InChIKey = FGSBNBBHOZHUBO-UHFFFAOYAU

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| C=6 | H=8 | O=5

| Density = 1.4 g cm⁻³

| MeltingPtC = 125

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2-Oxoadipic acid, also known as α-ketoadipic acid, is an intermediate in the metabolism of lysine and tryptophan.{{Cite book |last=Voet |first=Donald |title=Biochemistry |last2=Voet |first2=Judith G. |date=2011 |publisher=Wiley |isbn=978-0-470-57095-1 |edition=4th |location=Hoboken, NJ |pages=1040{{--}}1043}}{{Cite book |last=Dobrota |first=Dušan |title=Lekárska biochémia |publisher=Osveta |year=2016 |isbn=978-80-8063-444-5 |edition=2nd |location=Martin |pages=329{{--}}330, 335{{--}}337 |language=sk |trans-title=Medical biochemistry}} The conjugate base and carboxylate is 2-oxoadipate or α-ketoadipate, which is the biochemically relevant form.