Hydroxycitric acid

Hydroxycitric acid
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1,2-Dihydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid
	Other names Hydroxycitrate (anion name)
Identifiers
CAS Number	6205-14-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	110439 ;
PubChem CID	123908;
UNII	8W94T9026R ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80863711 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C6H8O8/c7-2(8)1-6(14,5(12)13)3(9)4(10)11/h3,9,14H,1H2,(H,7,8)(H,10,11)(H,12,13) Key: ZMJBYMUCKBYSCP-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C6H8O8/c7-2(8)1-6(14,5(12)13)3(9)4(10)11/h3,9,14H,1H2,(H,7,8)(H,10,11)(H,12,13) Key: ZMJBYMUCKBYSCP-UHFFFAOYAQ;
	SMILES O=C(O)C(O)C(O)(C(=O)O)CC(=O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H8O8
Molar mass	208.122 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Hydroxycitric acid (HCA) is a derivative of citric acid that is found in a variety of tropical plants including Garcinia cambogia and Hibiscus sabdariffa.^[1]

There are four isomers, (+)- and (-)-hydroxycitric acid, and (+)- and (-)-allo-hydroxycitric acid. The (-)-hydroxycitric acid isomer is the one found in Garcinia.^[2]

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^ Jena, BS; Jayaprakasha, GK; Singh, RP; Sakariah, KK (2002-01-02). "Chemistry and biochemistry of (-)-hydroxycitric acid from Garcinia". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 50 (1): 10–22. doi:10.1021/jf010753k. PMID 11754536.

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[Chemistry_and_biochemistry_of_--h-2] Jena, BS; Jayaprakasha, GK; Singh, RP; Sakariah, KK (2002-01-02). "Chemistry and biochemistry of (-)-hydroxycitric acid from Garcinia". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 50 (1): 10–22. doi:10.1021/jf010753k. PMID 11754536.

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