Pyrocitric is a group of
organic chemical
Some chemical authorities define an organic compound as a chemical compound that contains a Carbon–hydrogen bond, carbon–hydrogen or carbon–carbon bond; others consider an organic compound to be any chemical compound that contains carbon. F ...
compounds pertaining to, or designating, any one of three acids obtained by the distillation of
citric acid
Citric acid is an organic compound with the formula . It is a Transparency and translucency, colorless Weak acid, weak organic acid. It occurs naturally in Citrus, citrus fruits. In biochemistry, it is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle, ...
, and called respectively
citraconic,
itaconic, and
mesaconic acid.
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Citric acid cycle compounds
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