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Related Terms:
malic acid
transamination
oxosuccinic acid
oxaloacetic
metabolism
colourless
constituent
aspartic acid
ketosuccinic acid
carboxylic acid
intermediate
carbohydrate
amino acid
organic
synthesis
oxaloacetate
citric acid cycle
oxidation
crystalline
Definitions:
Noun
oxalacetic acid
oxaloacetic acid
Definition: an acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates)
Definition: one of the constituents of the citric acid cycle, formed by the oxidation of malic acid and via the transamination of aspartic acid; an intermediate in the synthesis of amino acids and the metabolism of carbohydrates