al·pha-ke·to·glu·ta·rate
variants:
or α-ketoglutarate \
ˌal-fə-ˌkēt-ō-glü-ˈtä-ˌrāt, -ˈglüt-ə-ˌrāt 
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Medical Definition of alpha-ketoglutarate
: a ketoglutarate of alpha-ketoglutaric acid
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“Alpha-ketoglutarate.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/alpha-ketoglutarate. Accessed 21 Sep. 2021.
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