Tricarboxylic acid 4305934 203216674 2008-04-04T04:09:37Z Cacycle 83784 * [[Dicarboxylic acid]] [[Image:Zitronensäure - Citric acid.svg |thumb|[[Citric acid]]]] A '''tricarboxylic acid''' is an [[organic chemistry|organic]] [[carboxylic acid]] whose [[chemical structure]] contains three [[carboxyl group|carboxyl]] [[functional group]]s (-COOH). The best-known example of a tricarboxylic acid is [[citric acid]]. == Examples == * [[Citric acid]] * [[Isocitric acid]] * [[Aconitic acid]] * [[Propane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid]] (tricarballylic acid, carballylic acid) == See also == * [[Citric acid cycle]] (tricarboxylic acid cycle) * [[Dicarboxylic acid]] {{organic-chem-stub}} [[Category:Carboxylic acids]] [[Category:Tricarboxylic acids]] [[pt:Ácido tricarboxílico]]