“ketoglutaric”

The following 2 entries include the term ketoglutaric.

alpha-ketoglutaric acid

noun

: the alpha keto isomer of ketoglutaric acid formed in various metabolic processes (as the Krebs cycle)

ketoglutaric acid

noun

: either of two crystalline keto derivatives C5H6O5 of glutaric acid


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