Definition of Keto acid

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any carboxylic acid that also contains a ketone (carbonyl) group ¹

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Medical Definition of Keto acid

1. An acid containing a ketone group (-CO-) in addition to the acid group(s); alpha-keto acid refers to a 2-oxo acid (e.g., pyruvic acid); beta-keto acid refers to a 3-oxo acid (e.g., acetoacetic acid), etc. Synonym: oxo acid. Alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase, one of several distinct multienzyme complexes that catalyses the formation of an acyl-CoA derivative, CO2, and NADH from an alpha-keto acid, NAD+, and coenzyme A; maple syrup urine disease results from several different inherited defects in the mitochondrial branched chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complex. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Keto Acid

ketenimines
ketide
ketides
ketimine
ketimine reductase
ketimines
ketine
ketipic acid
ketjak
ketmia
ketmias
ketmie
ketmies
keto
keto-
keto acid (current term)
ketoacid
ketoacidemia
ketoacidoses
ketoacidosis
ketoacidosis-prone diabetes
ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes
ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
ketoaciduria
ketoacyl
ketoacylsynthase
ketoadipate
ketoadipic
ketoadipic acid
ketoadipyl

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