aconitic acid

Potassium fertilizer application results in increased concentration of aconitic acid in some grass species.

The plant is poisonous, containing cardiostimulant compounds, such as adonidin and aconitic acid.

Homoaconitatic acid (homoaconitate) is related to aconitic acid but with one extra carbon.

Aconitic acid is an organic acid.

Aconitic acid can be synthesized by dehydration of citric acid using sulfuric acid:

Aconitase normally catalyses, via Aconitic acid, the interconversion of citric acid into isocitric acid (see figure above).

On the other hand, as the hydroxide group is essential to proceed from citric acid to aconitic acid, the enzyme is not able to complete the reaction.

The closely related acids isocitric acid, aconitic acid, and propane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid (tricarballylic acid, carballylic acid)