Complete Definition of "oxaloacetic acid"

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Noun
oxaloacetic acid
#biochemistry on of the constituents of the citric acid cycle, formed by the oxidation of malic acid and via the transamination of aspartic acid; an intermediate in the synthesis of amino acids and the metabolism of carbohydrates
#chemistry a colourless crystalline organic carboxylic acid, butan-2-one-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, COOH.CH<sub>2</sub>.CO.COOH
Derived terms
oxaloacetate

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