oxoglutarate
/ˌɒksəʊˈɡluːtəreɪt/Biochemistry
noun
In full α-oxoglutarate (or 2-oxoglutarate). The anion of α-oxoglutaric acid, which is an important intermediate in amino acid metabolism and the Krebs cycle; α-ketoglutarate.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Journal of the American Chemical Society. From oxo- + glutar- + -ate.
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