Where does citric acid come from?

Answer 1

How is citric acid produced?

Good question! citric acid is produced in a cycle called Krebs Cycle. As Pyruvic acid enters the mitochondrion, carbon is removed,forming co2, and electrons are removed,

changing NAD+ to NADH. Co-enzyme A joins the 2-carbon molecule, forming acetyl-CoA. Acetyl-CoA then adds the 2 carbon acetyl group to a 4-carbon compound, forming citric acid.

Before the Krebs cycle there is the glycolysis cycle. In this cycle the product is the pyruvic acid. So after that the Krebs cycle or the Citric acid cycle starts, which starts off with pyruvic acid. Then the election transport cycle. This might be confusing but if you see a diagram of these cycles, that will help you a lot!

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Answer 2

It is most commonly found in citrus fruits like Oranges, grapefruits, lemons, mandarins, tangelos, etc.

Citric acid is also produced by some molds and that is how it is commercially produced.

Answer 3

An acid is made up of hydrogen and oxygen. It has more hydrogen than oxygen.

Are you looking for the chemical formula? Well then, citric acid is made up of carbon 6, hydrogen 8, and oxygen 7.

Answer 4

Citric acid is made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen: the chemical formula is C6H8O7.

Answer 5

Citric acid can be extracted from the juice of citrus fruits by adding calcium oxide (lime). The citric acid can be recovered from its calcium salt by adding sulfuric acid.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Citric acid is used to celate copper in formulations.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

These salts are called citrates.