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al'pha-ke'to•glu•tar'ic ac'id
Pronunciation: (al'fu-kē'tō-glOO-tar'ik, al"fu-kē"-), [key] Biochem.
a dibasic keto acid, C
5H
6O
5, that occurs as an intermediate in the Krebs' cycle and in protein metabolism.
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