ketoadipic acid

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English[edit]

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alpha-Ketoadipic acid

Etymology[edit]

keto +‎ adipic acid

Noun[edit]

ketoadipic acid (plural ketoadipic acids)

(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric keto derivatives of adipic acid, but especially the α- isomer, 2-oxohexanedioic acid, which is an intermediate in the metabolism of lysine to glutaric acid

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