Oxaloacetate (Noun)
Meaning
A salt or ester of oxalacetic acid.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The oxaloacetate salt is used as a precursor in the synthesis of various compounds.
- Oxaloacetate is an important intermediate in the citric acid cycle and is used in the production of ATP.
- The ester derivative of oxaloacetate was synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic analysis.
- In the Krebs cycle, oxaloacetate reacts with acetyl-CoA to form citrate.
- The reaction of oxaloacetate with glycine produced a novel compound with potential therapeutic applications.