| Member | Definition | Role |
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| 2-aminoadipic acid | An alpha-amino acid that is adipic acid bearing a single amino substituent at position 2. An intermediate in the formation of lysine. | 2-aminoadipic 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-oxoadipic acid | An oxo dicarboxylic acid consisting of adipic acid having a single oxo group at the 3-position. | 3-oxoadipic acid |
| adipic acid | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is the 1,4-dicarboxy derivative of butane. | adipic acid |
| alpha-hydroxyglutarate | A 2-hydroxydicarboxylic acid that is glutaric acid in which one hydrogen alpha- to a carboxylic acid group is substituted by a hydroxy group. | 2-hydroxyglutaric acid |
| alpha-methylene glutarate | A dicarboxylic acid comprising a glutaric acid core with a methylene group at the 2-position. | 2-methylideneglutaric acid |
| azelaic acid | An alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is heptane substituted at positions 1 and 7 by carboxy groups. | nonanedioic acid |
| citraconic acid | A dicarboxylic acid consisting of maleic acid having a methyl substituent at the 2-position. | citraconic 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 |
| ethylmalonic acid | A dicarboxylic acid obtained by substitution of one of the methylene hydrogens of malonic acid by an ethyl group. | ethylmalonic acid |
| fumarylacetoacetate | | 4-fumarylacetoacetic 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 |
| itaconic acid | A dicarboxylic acid that is methacrylic acid in which one of the methyl hydrogens is substituted by a carboxylic acid group. | itaconic 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 |
| tartronic acid | A dicarboxylic acid that is malonic acid substituted by a hydroxy group at position 2. | hydroxymalonic acid |