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Categories: Nephrotoxins, Dicarboxylic acids, Fumarates, Food additives, Food acidity regulators
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fumaric acid  (2E)-2-butenedioic acid  (2E)-But-2-enedioate  (2E)-But-2-enedioic acid  (E)-2-Butenedioate
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A colorless crystalline acid with a fruity taste; used in making polyester resins WordNet 3.0
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Fumaric acid is an organic compound with the formula HO2CCH=CHCO2H. Wikipedia
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An unsaturated organic dicarboxylic acid, HOOCCH=CHCOOH, the geometric isomer of maleic acid from which it may be prepared by heating; it is found in many plants, including fungi and mosses, and is essential in the chemistry of respiration; it has a number of industrial applications, and its esters, the fumarates, are used in the treatment of psoriasis. Wiktionary