Fumarate

• Formula: C₄H₂O₄^2-

• MW: 114.06

• SMILES String: [O-]C(=O)\C=C\C([O-])=O

• Synonyms: (E)-1,2-Ethylenedicarboxylic acid; (E)-2-Butenedioic acid; (E)-Butenedioic acid; trans-1,2-Ethenedicarboxylic acid; trans-Butenedioic acid; Allomaleic acid; Boletic acid; Butenedioic acid; lichenic acid; trans-1,2-Ethylenediccarboxylic acid

• CAS Reg. 110-17-8

• PubChem Substance Entry

• National Toxicology Program

• Common metabolism (KEGG)

• EAWAG-BBD reactions whose product is Fumarate
  • Fumarylacetoacetate -----> Acetoacetate + Fumarate (reacID# r0107)
  • Fumarylpyruvate -----> Fumarate + Pyruvate (reacID# r0811)
  • 2-Hydroxy-6-ketononatrienedioate -----> Fumarate + cis-2-Hydroxypenta-2,4-dienoate (reacID# r1622)
  • (R,S)-Iminodisuccinate -----> Fumarate + D-Aspartate (reacID# r1805)
  • (S,S)-Iminodisuccinate -----> L-Aspartate + Fumarate (reacID# r1806)

• EAWAG-BBD reactions whose substrate is Fumarate
  • Fumarate + Toluene -----> Benzylsuccinate (reacID# r0328)
  • Fumarate + n-Hexane -----> (1-Methylpentyl)succinate (reacID# r0920)
  • Fumarate + 2-Methylnaphthalene -----> Naphthyl-2-methyl-succinate (reacID# r1267)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD compound, compID# c0111.
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