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Medical Definition of Glycine-succinate cycle
1. A series of metabolic steps in which glycine is condensed with succinyl-CoA and is then oxidised to CO2 and H2O with regeneration of the succinyl-CoA; important in the synthesis of d-aminolevulinic acid and in the metabolism of red blood cells. Synonym: Shemin cycle. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycine-succinate Cycle
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