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Definition of Pipecolic acid
1. Noun. (organic compound) Piperidine-2-carboxylic acid, a small organic molecule and the carboxylic acid of piperidine, associated with some forms of epilepsy. ¹
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Medical Definition of Pipecolic acid
1. Dihydrobaikiaine; 2-piperidinecarboxylic acid; saturated picolinic acid;the l-isomers of the d1-and d6-dehydropipecolic acids are intermediates in the catabolism of l-lysine; pipecolic acid accumulates in disorders of the peroxisomes. Synonym: homoproline, pipecolinic acid. (05 Mar 2000)