THE occurrence of malonic acid has been reported in the leaves of lucerne 1 and in green wheat plants 2. This acid is well known as a competitive inhibitor of succinic dehydrogenase, and has been ...

The overall reaction is usually given as: 3CH2(COOH)2(aq) + 4BrO3–(aq) → 4Br–(aq) + 9CO2(g) + 6H2O(l) The oxidation of the malonic acid by the bromate(V) ions is catalyzed by manganese(II) ions, and ...