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  • noun organic chemistry Any salt or ester of a ketoglutaric acid

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Examples

  • The breakdown of lysine is controlled mainly by the catabolic bifunctional enzyme lysine ketoglutarate reductase - saccharopine dehydrogenase

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Olin Anderson 2010

  • The enzyme isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1), which normally facilitates production of the metabolite {alpha} - ketoglutarate, is mutated in approximately 80% of secondary brain tumors.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The enzyme isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1), which normally facilitates production of the metabolite {alpha} - ketoglutarate, is mutated in approximately 80% of secondary brain tumors.

    innovations-report 2010

  • Taurine/alpha-ketoglutarate dioxygenase, known as TauD, is a bacterial enzyme that is important in metabolism.

    dailyindia.com News Feed 2010

  • MSU microbiology and molecular genetics professor, and Denis Proshlyakov of MSU's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology developed a new method of slowing down enzymes and analyzed the steps in the reaction process of the bacterial enzyme Taurine/alpha-ketoglutarate dioxygenase, or TauD.

    State News Top Stories 2010

  • The enzyme isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1), which normally facilitates production of the metabolite {alpha} - ketoglutarate, is mutated in approximately 80% of secondary brain tumors.

    innovations-report 2010

  • Clinical studies reported that taking 10 grams of ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate (OKG) each day helped reduce the length of hospital stays for those recovering from surgery, generalized infections, cancer, trauma, and burns.

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • Clinical studies reported that taking 10 grams of ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate (OKG) each day helped reduce the length of hospital stays for those recovering from surgery, generalized infections, cancer, trauma, and burns.

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • The enzyme isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1), which normally facilitates production of the metabolite {alpha} - ketoglutarate, is mutated in approximately 80% of secondary brain tumors.

    innovations-report 2010

  • The bacterial enzyme Taurine/alpha-ketoglutarate dioxygenase, or TauD, serves as a model for several other proteins in the human body and in nature, said Proshlyakov, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

    State News Top Stories 2010

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