Iminosuccinic acid explained

Iminoaspartic acid (also known as iminosuccinate or iminoaspartate) is a dicarboxylic acid in the biosynthesis of nicotinic acid. It is synthesised by the oxidation of aspartate and is condensed by quinolinate synthase with glycerone phosphate to form quinolinic acid.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Quinolinate synthetase, an iron-sulfur enzyme in NAD biosynthesis . Ollagnier-de Choudens, S., Loiseau, L., Sanakis, Y., Barras, F. and Fontecave, M. . FEBS Lett. . 2005 . 579 . 3737–3743 . 15967443 . 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.05.065 . 17. free .