Isocitric acid is commonly used as a marker to detect the authenticity and quality of fruit products, most often citrus juices.

[2] Isocitric acid has largely been used as a biochemical agent due to limited amounts.

Isocitric acid has been shown to effectively treat iron deficient anemia.

[3] Yarrowia lipolytica can be used to produce isocitric acid and is inexpensive compared to other methods.

[3] Click on genes, proteins and metabolites below to link to respective articles.