oxalosuccinicadj.
/ˌɒksələʊsəkˈsɪnɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌɑksəloʊˌsəkˈsɪnɪk/, /ɑkˈˌsæloʊˌsəkˈsɪnɪk/ Chemistry.
oxalosuccinic acid n. a tricarboxylic acid, HOOC·CO·CH(COOH)·CH2·COOH, which is an intermediate in the formation of α-ketoglutaric acid from isocitric acid in the Krebs cycle.
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1925 Chem. Abstr. 19 Index 4423 Oxalosuccinic acid, triethyl ester.
1948 Jrnl. Biochem. 174 144 The instability of oxalosuccinic acid makes an accurate estimation of this constant rather difficult.
1966 F. A. Robinson Vitamin Co-factors Enzyme Syst. viii. 541 In this organism [sc. E. coli], biotin appears to function in the conversion of oxalosuccinic acid into α-ketoglutaric acid.
1983 Biochemistry 27 2935/1 Abbreviations:..OSA, oxalosuccinic acid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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