Ketoglutaric acid or oxoglutaric acid, or its
conjugate base
A conjugate acid, within the Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory, is a chemical compound formed when an acid gives a proton () to a base—in other words, it is a base with a hydrogen ion added to it, as it loses a hydrogen ion in the reve ...
, the
carboxylate
In organic chemistry, a carboxylate is the conjugate base of a carboxylic acid, (or ). It is an anion, an ion with negative charge.
Carboxylate salts are salts that have the general formula , where M is a metal and ''n'' is 1, 2,... ...
ketoglutarate or oxoglutarate, may refer to the following chemical compounds:
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α-Ketoglutaric acid
α-Ketoglutaric acid is an organic compound with the formula ). A white, nontoxic solid, it is a common dicarboxylic acid. Relevant to its biological roles, it exists in water as its conjugate base α-ketoglutarate. It is also classified as a ...
, an intermediate in the
citric acid cycle
The citric acid cycle—also known as the Krebs cycle, Szent–Györgyi–Krebs cycle, or TCA cycle (tricarboxylic acid cycle)—is a series of chemical reaction, biochemical reactions that release the energy stored in nutrients through acetyl-Co ...
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β-Ketoglutaric acid (acetonedicarboxylic acid or 3-oxoglutaric acid)
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