Trans-trans-Muconic acid (Standard)

Trans-trans-Muconic acid (Standard) is the analytical standard of trans-trans-Muconic acid. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. trans-trans-Muconic acid is a urinary metabolite of benzene and has been used as a biomarker of exposure to benzene in human. trans-trans-Muconic acid is mutagenic in an E. coli assay[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[3588-17-8]

UNSPSC

12352211

Target

Endogenous Metabolite; Reference Standards

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease; Others

Field of Research

Metabolic Disease

Smiles

O=C(O)/C=C/C=C/C(O)=O

Molecular Formula

C6H6O4

Molecular Weight

142.11

References & Citations

[1]Bartczak A, ET AL. Evaluation of assays for the identification and quantitation of muconic acid, a benzene metabolite in human urine. J Toxicol Environ Health. 1994 Jul;42 (3) :245-58.|[2]Scherer, G., et al. (1998) . Analysis and evaluation of trans, trans-muconic acid as a biomarker for benzene exposure. Journal of chromatography. B, Biomedical sciences and applications, 717 (1-2), 179–199.