Tricarboxylic acid


A tricarboxylic acid is an organic carboxylic acid whose chemical structure contains three carboxyl functional groups. The best-known example of a tricarboxylic acid is citric acid.

Uses

Citric acid cycle

, a type of tricarboxylic acid, is used in the citric acid cycle – also known as tricarboxylic acid cycle or Krebs cycle – which is fundamental to all aerobic organisms.

Examples

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