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Oxaloacetic acid
Meaning
Noun
●
In Biochemistry:
one 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
●
In Organic compounds:
a
colourless
crystalline
organic
carboxylic acid
, butan-2-one-1,4-di
carboxylic acid
, COOH.CH₂.CO.COOH
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oxaloacetic acid
English
acetic acid
English
oxalo-
English
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Etym
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