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keto acid
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keto acid /ke·to ac·id/ (ke´to) a carboxylic acid containing a carbonyl group.
ke·to acid (kt)
n.
A compound containing a ketone and a carboxyl group.

carboxylic acid [kahr-bok-sil´ik]
an organic compound containing the carboxy group (-COOH), which is weakly ionized in solution forming a carboxylate ion (-COO).


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45 ketoacid dehydrogenase subunit Et alpha M88347_s_at cystathionine beta -1.
Since that time what is commonly referred to as Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) had also been reported in the literature as Branch-Chain Ketoaciduria (BCKA) and Branch-Chain Z Ketoacid Dehydrogenase (BCKD) deficiency.
Similarly, a recent study in the liver has associated three genes PGS6 (pregnancy-specific [beta]-1-glycoprotein), GSTM4/M2 (glutathione S-transferase mu 4 and mu 2), and OAT (ornithine ketoacid aminotransferase) with inflammation in human liver (Younossi et al.
 
 
 
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