alpha-ketoglutaric acid

noun

al·pha-ke·to·glu·tar·ic acid

variants: or α-ketoglutaric acid \ -ˌkēt-ō-glü-ˌtar-ik-

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Medical Definition of alpha-ketoglutaric acid

: the alpha keto isomer of ketoglutaric acid formed in various metabolic processes (as the Krebs cycle)