pipecolic acid

pip·e·co·lic ac·id

(pip'ĕ-kō'lik as'id), Dihydrobaikiaine; 2-piperidinecarboxylic acid; saturated picolinic acid; the l-isomers of the Δ1- and Δ6-dehydropipecolic acids are intermediates in the catabolism of l-lysine; pipecolic acid accumulates in disorders of the peroxisomes. Synonym(s): homoproline, pipecolinic acid