Term Name: | 2-oxoglutaric acid |
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Synonyms: | 2-Ketoglutaric acid, 2-oxopentanedioic acid, alpha-Ketoglutaric acid, Oxoglutaric acid |
Definition: | An oxo dicarboxylic acid that consists of glutaric acid bearing an oxo substituent at position 2. It is an intermediate metabolite in Krebs cycle. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:30915] ( EBI ) |