代谢
柠檬酸是细胞氧化代谢的正常代谢物和中间产物...这种酸是在线粒体中,醋酸盐与草酰醋酸缩合后形成的。随后,这个六碳酸会逐步降解为一连串的四碳酸,有效地在细胞内完成醋酸盐的氧化。
Citric acid is a normal metabolite and an intermediate in cellular oxidative metabolism ... The acid is formed in the mitochondrion after condensation of acetate with oxaloacetate. The six-carbon acid is then successively degraded to a series of four-carbon acids, effectively accomplishing oxidation of acetate in the cell.
来源:Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)