What is Fumaric acid?
'''Fumaric acid''' is a [[chemical substance]] that occurs in various [[plant]]s. It also occurs as a by-product at various times in the human body. In chemistry it is used for [[food preservation]]. It is known as '''E 297'''. Usually it replaces [[citric acid]]. In medicine, it is used to treat various [[disease]]s of the [[skin]], such as [[Psoriasis]]. [[Albert Szent-Györgyi]] was awarded the [[Nobel Prize for Chemistry]] in 1937 because of his work on Fumaric acid. {{chem-stub}} [[Category:Carboxylic acids]]