Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A salt formed by the union of aconitic acid with a base.
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- noun chemistry Any
salt orester ofaconitic acid .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Dark chocolate reduced the urinary excretion of the stress hormone cortisol and catecholamines and partially normalized stress-related differences in energy metabolism (glycine, citrate, trans-aconitate, proline, β-alanine) and gut microbial activities (hippurate and p-cresol sulfate)."
How dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress - latest scientific evidence 2009
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The bound cis-aconitate intermediate must flip over, probably around a CH2COO - pivoting on the ferrous iron of the active site so that the enzyme bound proton can approach from the opposite faces of the intermediate in generating either of the products45.
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Aconitate isomerase catalyzes the interconversion of cis - and trans-aconitate by a 1, 3 allylic rearrangement that uses the (pro-S) hydrogens of the two substrates.
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The interconversion of citrate and isocitrate by aconitate hydratase was shown to occur with complete retention of the proton transferred between C2and C3 but with no retention of the OH - between C3 and C2.
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This did not seem such a formidable task, although it was not until 1963 that Kenneth Hanson and I solved the historically important problem of the prochirality of citric acid7, which was necessary for me to gain a proper perspective on the aconitate hydratase reaction.
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These include subunits of pyruvate synthase, aconitate hydratase, and succinyl-CoA synthetase.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Ryan S Mueller 2010
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Some mRNAs showed changes within 30 min of cis-aconitate addition, whereas others responded
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