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Organic acids are low molecular weight (mass <300) organic substances. They have one or more carboxylic acid groups and may have keto or hydroxy groups which make them polar. They do not have an amino group that distinguishes them from amino acids.
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de Almeida, I.T., Duran, M. (2014). Organic Acids. In: Blau, N., Duran, M., Gibson, K., Dionisi Vici, C. (eds) Physician's Guide to the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-Up of Inherited Metabolic Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40337-8_50
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