- In
organic chemistry, keto
acids or
ketoacids (also
called oxo
acids or oxoacids) are
organic compounds that
contain a
carboxylic acid
group (−COOH) and...
- The branched-chain α-
ketoacid dehydrogenase complex (BCKDC or
BCKDH complex) is a multi-subunit
complex of
enzymes that is
found on the
mitochondrial inner...
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Transamination is a
chemical reaction that
transfers an
amino group to a
ketoacid to form new
amino acids.This
pathway is
responsible for the deamination...
- to an α-
ketoacid,
typically catalysed by a transaminase. The
reaction can be
generalised as such: R1-amino acid + R2-α-
ketoacid ⇌ R1-α-
ketoacid + R2-amino...
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transfer the
amino group from
aspartate or
glutamate to the
corresponding ketoacid. In the process, the
cofactor shuttles between PLP and the pyridoxamine...
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importance of the
ketoacid side chain, but it is well
known that
pyoverdine molecules with
different ketoacids (congeners) co-exist.
Ketoacids that have been...
- use
include succinyl-CoA-3-
ketoacid-CoA transferase, 3-oxoacid
coenzyme A-transferase, 3-
ketoacid CoA-transferase, 3-
ketoacid coenzyme A transferase, 3-oxo-CoA...
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group (−CH2OH) at the
initial end of a 2-ketose is
oxidized creating an α-
ketoacid.
Uronic acids, in
which the −CH2OH
group at the
terminal end of an aldose...
- The α-
Ketoacid-Hydroxylamine (KAHA) Amide-Forming
Ligation is a
chemical reaction that is used to join two
unprotected fragments in
peptide synthesis....
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often other types Diagnostic method High
blood sugar, low
blood pH, high
ketoacid levels Differential diagnosis Hyperosmolar nonketotic state, alcoholic...
