Citric Acid

"Citric Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A key intermediate in metabolism. It is an acid compound found in citrus fruits. The salts of citric acid (citrates) can be used as anticoagulants due to their calcium chelating ability.

Descriptor ID	D019343
MeSH Number(s)	D02.241.081.901.434.249
Concept/Terms	Citric Acid Citric Acid Citric Acid Monohydrate Acid Monohydrate, Citric Monohydrate, Citric Acid Citric Acid, Anhydrous Citric Acid, Anhydrous Anhydrous Citric Acid Uralyt U Uralyt U Citrate Citrate

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Carboxylic Acids [D02.241]
Acids, Acyclic [D02.241.081]
Tricarboxylic Acids [D02.241.081.901]
Citrates [D02.241.081.901.434]
Citric Acid [D02.241.081.901.434.249]

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