Top 5 Key Players companies in Lactic acid by Most Literature Citation in the United States in 2018 – Discovery

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The Lactic acid top 5 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 5 Most Literature Citation Lactic acid Key Players in the United States. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2018, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.

Lactic acid is an organic acid. It has a molecular formula CH₃CH(OH)CO₂H. It is white in solid state and it is miscible with water. While in liquid state (dissolved state) it is a colorless solution. Production includes both artificial synthesis as well as natural sources. Lactic acid is an alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) due to the presence of carboxyl group adjacent to the hydroxyl group. It is used as a synthetic intermediate in many organic synthesis industries and in various biochemical industries. The conjugate base of lactic acid is called lactate.

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1	U.S. Department of Agriculture	District of Columbia, United States	Agriculture,Food industry,Farming industry, ...[+2]	Literature citation: 9,058
2	Agricultural Utilization Research Institute	Minnesota, United States	Environmental quality,Agricultural commodity,Technical support	Literature citation: 4,458
3	The National Research Council	District of Columbia, United States	Public opinion,Health care,Chemistry, ...[+2]	Literature citation: 2,940
4	Center for Food Safety	District of Columbia, United States	Executive director,Organism,Food safety	Literature citation: 2,825
5	U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs	District of Columbia, United States	Health care,National security,Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, ...[+2]	Literature citation: 657