alpha-ketoglutaric acid
[ al-fuh-kee-toh-gloo-tar-ik, al-fuh-kee- ]
/ ˈæl fəˈki toʊ gluˈtær ɪk, ˌæl fəˌki- /
noun Biochemistry.
a dibasic keto acid, C5H6O5, that occurs as an intermediate in the Krebs' cycle and in protein metabolism.
Origin of alpha-ketoglutaric acid
1905–10;
keto- +
glutaric (
acid), probably blend of
gluten (as in
glutamic acid) and
pyrotartaric acid; see
pyro-,
tartaric