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Sodium salt of 4-Hydroxy-2-ketopimelic Acid is a catabolism product by bacteria degrading 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid and homoprotocatechuic acid into CO2, pyruvate & succinate.

ChEBI: 4-hydroxy-2-oxoheptanedioic acid is an oxo dicarboxylic acid consisting of pimelic acid substituted at positions 2 and 4 by oxo and hydroxy groups respectively. It is an oxo dicarboxylic acid and a dicarboxylic fatty acid. It is functionally related to a pimelic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 4-hydroxy-2-oxoheptanedioate. It is a tautomer of a 2,4-dihydroxyhept-2-enedioic acid.