Hydroxycitric acid

Hydroxycitric acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,2-Dihydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid
Other names
Hydroxycitrate (anion name)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • 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) Y
    Key: ZMJBYMUCKBYSCP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • 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
  • O=C(O)C(O)C(O)(C(=O)O)CC(=O)O
Properties
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).
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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.

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

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