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Malic acid , malic acid (2-hydroxybutanedioic acid) A crystalline solid, HOOCCH(OH)CH2COOH. L-malic acid occurs in living organisms as an intermediate metabolite… Glutamic Acid , glutamic acid A non‐essential amino acid; it is acidic since it has two carboxylic acid groups; its amide is glutamine. See also monosodium glutamate… Aspartic Acid , aspartic acid (aspartate) (ă-spar-tik) n. see amino acid.
aspartic acid (aspartate) A non‐essential amino acid.
aspartic acid An aliphatic, acidic, p… Lipoic Acid , lipoic acid Chemically, dithio‐octanoic acid, a coenzyme (together with vitamin B1) in the metabolism of pyruvate and in the citric acid cycle. Altho… acetyl coenzyme A , acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl CoA) A compound formed in the mitochondria when an acetyl group (CH3CO–), derived from the breakdown of fats, proteins, or… Anatomy and Physiology , GABA n. see gamma-aminobutyric acid.
GABA See gamma-aminobutyric acid.
GABA (ˈgæbə) Biochem. gammaaminobutyric acid (a neurotransmitter)
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