Tricarboxylic acid
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* [[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]]
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[[Category:Carboxylic acids]]
[[Category:Tricarboxylic acids]]
[[pt:Ácido tricarboxílico]]