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IUPAC name
(E)-4,6-Dioxooct-2-enedioic acid
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Fumarylacetoacetate
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| MeSH | Fumarylacetoacetate |
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| C8H8O6 | |
| Molar mass | 200.15 g·mol−1 |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Fumarylacetoacetic acid (fumarylacetoacetate) is an intermediate in the metabolism of tyrosine. It is formed through the conversion of maleylacetoacetate into fumarylacetoacetate by the enzyme maleylacetoacetate isomerase.