keto acid

keto acid
An acid containing a ketone group (–CO–) in addition to the acid group(s); α-k. refers to a 2-oxo acid ( e.g., pyruvic acid); β-k. refers to a 3-oxo acid ( e.g., acetoacetic acid), etc. SYN: oxo acid.
- α-k. dehydrogenase one of several distinct multienzyme complexes that catalyzes the formation of an acyl-CoA derivative, CO2, and NADH from an α-k., NAD+, and coenzyme A; maple syrup urine disease results from several different inherited defects in the mitochondrial branched chain α-k. dehydrogenase complex.

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keto acid n a compound that is both a ketone and an acid

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ke·to ac·id (keґto) a carboxylic acid containing a carbonyl group, such as α-ketoglutaric acid.

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