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Citric acid loses water to give cis-aconitic acid (which remains bound to the enzyme). (Note that all intermediates are shown as free acids.)

A.L. Lehninger, Biochemistry Second Edition, Worth Publishers, 1970, Chapter 17 The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
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Aconitase
         
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H2O
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Citric acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Aconitase Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
cis-Aconitic acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Elimination
Enzyme Catalysed Biological Reaction
Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

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