formiminoglutamic acid /for·mim·i·no·glu·tam·ic ac·id/ (FIGLU) (for-mim″ĭ-no-gloo-tam´ik) an intermediate in the catabolic pathway from histidine to glutamate; it may be excreted in the urine in liver disease, vitamin B12 or folic acid deficiency, or in glutamic formiminotransferase deficiency.
formiminoglutamic acid (FIGLU)
for·mim·i·no·glu·tam·ic ac·id (fôr-m m  -n -gl -t m k)n. An intermediate that forms during the conversion of histidine to glutamic acid. |
formiminoglutamic acid (FIGLU)
[fôrmim′inōglo̅o̅tam′ik]
a compound formed in the metabolism of histidine, present in urine in elevated levels in folic acid deficiency. Increased excretion of FIGLU may indicate folic acid deficiency.
formiminoglutamic acid
a product of histidine metabolism. High levels in ruminant urine suggest possibility of nutritional deficiency of cobalt. Called also FIGLU.
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