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Descriptor English:	Tricarboxylic Acids
Descriptor Spanish:	Ácidos Tricarboxílicos
Descriptor Portuguese:	Ácidos Tricarboxílicos
Descriptor French:	Triacides carboxyliques
Entry term(s):	Acid, Tricarboxylic Acids, Tricarboxylic Tricarboxylic Acid
Tree number(s):	D02.241.081.901
RDF Unique Identifier:	https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014233
Scope note:	Organic compounds that are acyclic and contain three acid groups. A member of this class is citric acid which is the first product formed by reaction of pyruvate and oxaloacetate. (From Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p443)
Annotation:	/metab is probably TRICARBOXYLIC ACID CYCLE
Allowable Qualifiers:	AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine
Previous Indexing:	Acids (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note:	72; was ACIDS, TRICARBOXYLIC 1971
Online Note:	use TRICARBOXYLIC ACIDS to search ACIDS, TRICARBOXYLIC 1971
History Note:	72; was ACIDS, TRICARBOXYLIC 1971
DeCS ID:	14630
Unique ID:	D014233
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):	Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established:	1972/01/01
Date of Entry:	1999/01/01
Revision Date:	2020/05/27

CHEMICALS AND DRUGS

Organic Chemicals [D02]

Tricarboxylic Acids - Preferred

Concept UI	M0021913
Scope note	Organic compounds that are acyclic and contain three acid groups. A member of this class is citric acid which is the first product formed by reaction of pyruvate and oxaloacetate. (From Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p443)
Preferred term	Tricarboxylic Acids
Entry term(s)	Acid, Tricarboxylic Acids, Tricarboxylic Tricarboxylic Acid

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