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alpha-ketoglutaric acid

[ al-fuh-kee-toh-gloo-tar-ik, al-fuh-kee- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. a dibasic keto acid, C 5 H 6 O 5 , that occurs as an intermediate in the Krebs' cycle and in protein metabolism.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of alpha-ketoglutaric acid1

1905–10; keto- + glutaric ( acid ), probably blend of gluten (as in glutamic acid ) and pyrotartaric acid; pyro-, tartaric

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