OXALACETIC ACID


Meaning of OXALACETIC ACID in English

“+...- noun

or oxaloacetic acid “+...-

Etymology: oxalacetic, oxaloacetic International Scientific Vocabulary oxal- + acetic

: a crystalline acid HOOCCOCH 2 COOH formed by reversible oxidation of malic acid (as in the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates) and in reversible transamination reactions (as from aspartic acid) — compare carboxylase b

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