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citric acid

weak organic acid
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citric acid

Summary

citric acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Carl Wilhelm Scheele Diet Coke Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Hard-luck Scheele. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Food Chemistry. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Food Chemistry. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . WikiPathways. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Alkaloids and organic acids content of eightFumaria species. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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