- In
organic chemistry, keto
acids or
ketoacids (also
called oxo
acids or oxoacids) are
organic compounds that
contain a
carboxylic acid
group (−COOH) and...
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decarboxylation of branched, short-chain alpha-
ketoacids.
BCKDC is a
member of the
mitochondrial α-
ketoacid dehydrogenase complex family,
which also includes...
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aminotransferase (BCAT) into
their relevant α-
ketoacids. The
second step
involves the
conversion of α-
ketoacids into acetoacetate, acetyl-CoA, and succinyl-CoA...
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generally caused when the body
produces an
excess amount of
organic acids (
ketoacids in ketoacidosis, or
lactic acid in
lactic acidosis). A
state of chronic...
- 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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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...
- are
converted to α-
ketoacids by
transamination and
eventually to isovaleryl-CoA
through oxidative decarboxylation by an α-
ketoacid dehydrogenase complex...
- conditions,
excessive free
fatty acid
metabolism results in the
production of
ketoacids,
acetoacetic acid, and beta-hydroxybutyrate.
Lactic acidosis results from...
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tubules will
account for a
larger fraction of the
total creatinine cleared.
Ketoacids, cimetidine, and
trimethoprim reduce creatinine tubular secretion and...
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starvation and
diabetic ketoacidosis. It is due to the ac****ulation of
ketoacids (via
excessive ketosis) and
reflects a
severe shift from
glycolysis to...
