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alpha-ketoglutarate

noun al·pha-ke·to·glu·ta·rate

variants: or α-ketoglutarate play \ˌal-fə-ˌkēt-ō-glü-ˈtä-ˌrāt, -ˈglüt-ə-ˌrāt\

medical Definition of alpha-ketoglutarate

: a ketoglutarate of alpha-ketoglutaric acid

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