formiminoglutamic acid
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(FIGLU) [form-ĭ-me″no-gloo-tam´ik]a product of histidine metabolism. The urine FIGLU concentration is elevated in some individuals with folic acid deficiency.
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for·mim·i·no·glu·tam·ic ac·id (FIGLU),
(fōr-mim'i-nō-glū-tam'ik as'id),An intermediate metabolite in l-histidine catabolism in the conversion of l-histidine to l-glutamiate, with the formimino group being transferred to tetrahydrofolate; it may appear in the urine of patients with folic acid or vitamin B12 deficiency, or liver disease.
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for·mim·i·no·glu·tam·ic ac·id
(FIGLU) (fōr-mim'i-nō-glū-tam'ik as'id)An intermediate metabolite in l-histidine catabolism in the conversion of l-histidine to l-glutamic acid, with the formimino group being transferred to tetrahydrofolic acid; it may appear in the urine of patients with folic acid or vitamin B12 deficiency or with liver disease.
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