| Member | Definition | Role |
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| 2,3-dimethylsuccinic acid | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is succinic acid substituted by two methyl groups at positions 2 and 3 respectively. | 2,3-dimethylsuccinic acid |
| 20-carboxyleukotriene b4 | A member of the class of leukotrienes that is leukotriene B4 in which the terminal methyl group has undergone formal oxidation to the corresponding carboxylic acid. | 20-hydroxy-20-oxoleukotriene B4 |
| 3-hydroxyglutaric acid | A 3 hydroxy carboxylic acid that is glutaric acid which is substituted by a hydroxy group at position 3. It is a diagnostic marker for glutaric aciduria type I. | 3-hydroxyglutaric acid |
| 3-methyladipic acid | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is adipic acid substituted with a methyl group at position C-3. | 3-methyladipic acid |
| 3-methylglutaric acid | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is glutaric acid substituted at position 3 by a methyl group. | 3-methylglutaric acid |
| 3,3-dimethylglutarate | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is glutaric acid substituted by two methyl groups at the C-3 position. | 3,3-dimethylglutaric acid |
| adipic acid | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is the 1,4-dicarboxy derivative of butane. | adipic acid |
| azelaic acid | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is heptane substituted at positions 1 and 7 by carboxy groups. | nonanedioic acid |
| dodecanedioic acid | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is dodecane in which the methyl groups have been oxidised to the corresponding carboxylic acids. | dodecanedioic acid |
| etc-1002 | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is pentadecanedioic acid which is substituted by methyl groups groups at positions 2 and 14, and by a hydroxy group at position 8. It is a drug used for the treatment of high LDL cholesterol, which is sometimes referred to as 'bad cholesterol'. | bempedoic acid |
| glutaric acid | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is a linear five-carbon dicarboxylic acid. | glutaric acid |
| hexadecanedioic acid | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is the 1,14-dicarboxy derivative of tetradecane. | hexadecanedioic acid |
| malonic acid | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid in which the two carboxy groups are separated by a single methylene group. | malonic acid |
| medica 16 | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is hexadecanedioic acid carrying methyl groups at positions 3 and 14. It is a free fatty acid 1 (FFA1/GPR40) receptor agonist and an ATP citrate lyase inhibitor, and exhibits hypolipidemic and antidiabetogenic properties. | MEDICA 16 |
| oxalic acid | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is ethane substituted by carboxyl groups at positions 1 and 2. | oxalic acid |
| sebacic acid | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is the 1,8-dicarboxy derivative of octane. | sebacic acid |
| suberic acid | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is the 1,6-dicarboxy derivative of hexane. | suberic acid |
| succinic acid | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid resulting from the formal oxidation of each of the terminal methyl groups of butane to the corresponding carboxy group. It is an intermediate metabolite in the citric acid cycle. | succinic acid |
| succinylacetoacetate | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is suberic acid which oxo groups replace the hydrogens at positions 3 and 5. It is an abnormal metabolite of the tyrosine metabolic pathway and a marker for type 1 tyrosinaemia. | 3,5-dioxooctanedioic acid |
| tridecanedioic acid | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is undecane substituted by carboxylic acid groups at positions C-1 and C-11. | tridecanedioic acid |