Ngaba luhlobo lwe-asidi ephilayo, yimveliso ye-metabolic yezinto eziphilayo, i-asidi ye-binary, isasazwa ngokubanzi kwizityalo, izilwanyana kunye nefungi, kwaye kwizinto eziphilayo ezihlukeneyo zidlala imisebenzi eyahlukeneyo.Kufunyaniswe ukuba i-oxalic acid ityebile kwiindidi ezingaphezulu kwe-100 zezityalo, ngakumbi isipinatshi, i-amaranth, ibhiti, i-purslane, i-taro, ibhatata kunye ne-rhubarb.Ngenxa yokuba i-oxalic acid inokunciphisa i-bioavailability yezinto ezimbiwa phantsi, ithathwa njengomchasi wokufunxa kunye nokusetyenziswa kwezinto zamaminerali.I-anhydride yayo yi-carbon sesquioxide.