oxaloacetic acid

oxaloacetic acid
also oxalacetic acid noun Etymology: oxalic + acetic acid Date: 1896 a crystalline acid C4H4O5 that is formed by reversible oxidation of malic acid (as in carbohydrate metabolism via the Krebs cycle) and in reversible transamination reactions (as from aspartic acid)

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  • oxaloacetic acid — A ketodicarboxylic acid and important intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle; the product formed when l aspartic acid acts as an amine donor in transamination reactions. SYN: ketosuccinic acid, oxosuccinic acid. * * * …   Medical dictionary

  • oxaloacetic acid — noun an acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates) • Syn: ↑oxalacetic acid • Hypernyms: ↑acid * * * noun see oxalacetic acid * * * /ok seuh loh euh see tik, ok , ok sal oh , sal /, Biochem. a crystalline… …   Useful english dictionary

  • oxaloacetic acid — /ok seuh loh euh see tik, ok , ok sal oh , sal /, Biochem. a crystalline organic acid, C4H4O5, that is an important intermediate in the Krebs cycle, where it is formed by the oxidation of malic acid and is acetylated to form citric acid: also a… …   Universalium

  • oxaloacetic acid — noun a) 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 …   Wiktionary

  • oxaloacetic acid — ox′a•lo•a•ce′tic ac′id [[t]ˈɒk sə loʊ əˈsi tɪk, ˌɒk , ɒkˈsæl oʊ , ˌsæl [/t]] n. biochem. a crystalline organic acid, C4H4O5, an important intermediate in the Krebs cycle, where it is formed by the oxidation of malic acid and is acetylated to form …   From formal English to slang

  • oxaloacetic acid — /ɒksəloʊəˌsɛtɪk ˈæsəd/ (say oksuhlohuh.setik asuhd) noun a dibasic carboxylic acid, HOOCCH2CO.COOH, a key intermediary metabolite involved in the citric acid cycle and the formation of aspartic acid …  

  • oxalacetic acid — noun an acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates) • Syn: ↑oxaloacetic acid • Hypernyms: ↑acid * * * “+... noun or oxaloacetic acid “+ …   Useful english dictionary

  • ox|al|a|cet|ic acid — «OK suh luh SEE tihk, SEHT ihk», = oxaloacetic acid. (Cf. ↑oxaloacetic acid) …   Useful english dictionary

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