keto acid
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any chemical compound with keto and acidic groups
Research
62,220 papers- Keto-acid oxidoreductases in the anaerobic protozoa.The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology · 1999
- Intracellular alpha-keto acid quantification by fluorescence-HPLC.Amino acids · 2009
- Keto-acid therapy in predialysis chronic kidney disease patients: consensus statements.Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation · 2009
- Expressing 2-keto acid pathway enzymes significantly increases photosynthetic isobutanol production.Microbial cell factories · 2022
- Glyoxylic Acid, an α-Keto Acid Metabolite Derived from Glycine, Promotes Myogenesis in C2C12 Cells.Nutrients · 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
Pyruvic acid (top), acetoacetic acid and levulinic acid (bottom)
In organic chemistry, keto acids or ketoacids (also called oxo carboxylic acids) are organic compounds that contain a carboxylic acid group ( −COOH) and a ketone group (>C=O). In several cases, the keto group hydrates to the corresponding acetal in aqueous solution. The alpha-keto acids are especially important in biology as they are involved in the Krebs citric acid cycle and in glycolysis.
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