Organic Chemical
oxaloacetate
Subclass of:
Keto Acids; Oxalates
Definitions related to oxaloacetates:
  • Class of ketodicarboxylic acids, or their salts or esters, derived from oxalic acid; oxaloacetate is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle and is converted to aspartate by a transamination reaction.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Derivatives of OXALOACETIC ACID. Included under this heading are a broad variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that include a 2-keto-1,4-carboxy aliphatic structure.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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