Compound
(3R)-citramalate
A citramalate(2−) that is the conjugate base of D-citramalic acid.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:30934), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound, anion
- Formula
- C5H6O5
- Mass
- 146.098 g/mol
- Charge
- -2
- InChIKey
- XFTRTWQBIOMVPK-RXMQYKEDSA-L
- SMILES
- C[C@@](O)(CC(=O)[O-])C(=O)[O-]
- Look it up
- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
2 entities
2 entities reached.
0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
4 statements
4 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: (3R)-citramalate · Sources: Rhea
- (3R)-citramalate is converted to pyruvateCompoundRhea RHEA:19045Inferred only
- pyruvate is converted to (3R)-citramalateCompoundRhea RHEA:19045Inferred only
- (3R)-citramalate is transported by SLC25A14ProteinRhea RHEA:73227Inferred only
- (3R)-citramalate is transported by SLC25A30ProteinRhea RHEA:73227Inferred only
Reactions
4 reactions
pyruvate+acetyl-CoA+water(3R)-citramalate+coenzyme A(4-)+hydron
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Rhea RHEA:19045CC BY 4.0Reference data
(3R)-citramalateCHEBI:30719+water
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:22332CC BY 4.0Reference data
(3R)-citramalate+succinyl-CoACHEBI:75637+succinate(2-)
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:38279CC BY 4.0Reference data
(3R)-citramalate+sulfate(3R)-citramalate+sulfate
Transported by SLC25A14 or SLC25A30
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:73227CC BY 4.0Reference data
Where it reaches
2 systems, 2 regions, 4 tissues, 4 transporter routes — routes, not measurements: transporters known to carry (3R)-citramalate are expressed there, and no source reports it arriving.
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Other names
4 names
Resolves to: (3R)-citramalate
- Also called
- (2R)-2-hydroxy-2-methylsuccinate(R)-2-methylmalateD-citramalate
- Systematic name
- (2R)-2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanedioate