3-Methylglutaconic acid is a glutarate which builds up in the urine in
3-methylglutaconic aciduria
3-Methylglutaconic aciduria (MGA) is any of at least five metabolic disorders that impair the body's ability to make energy in the mitochondria. As a result of this impairment, 3-methylglutaconic acid and 3-methylglutaric acid build up and can be ...
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3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric aciduria.
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Glutaconic acid
''trans''-Glutaconic acid is an organic compound with formula HO2CCH=CHCH2CO2H. This dicarboxylic acid exists as a colorless solid and is related to the saturated chemical glutaric acid, HO2CC(CH2)3CO2H. Esters and salts of glutaconic acid are ...
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2TMS Spectrum
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Dicarboxylic acids