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alpha-ketoglutaric acid

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alpha-ketoglutaric acid

Summary

alpha-ketoglutaric acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's physically interacts with is recorded as Oxoglutarate receptor 1[4].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(CC(=O)O)C(=O)C(=O)O[5].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₅H₆O₅[6].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid is a type of fatty acid[7].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid is a type of biogenic acyclic ketone[8].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid is part of oxoglutarate:malate antiporter activity[9].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's Commons category is recorded as Alpha-ketoglutaric acid[10].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid comprises oxygen[11].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid comprises carbon[12].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Pycnandra acuminata[13].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Chlamydomonas reinhardtii[14].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Phycomyces blakesleeanus[15].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Fasciola hepatica[16].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces albus[17].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[18].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces venezuelae[19].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces hygroscopicus[20].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Caenorhabditis elegans[21].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Murraya paniculata[22].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Escherichia coli[23].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's found in taxon is recorded as common sunflower[24].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Humulus lupulus[25].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Spinacia oleracea[26].
  • alpha-ketoglutaric acid's found in taxon is recorded as Cucurbita[27].

Why It Matters

alpha-ketoglutaric acid has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . LC–MS and GC–MS metabolite profiling of nickel(II) complexes in the latex of the nickel-hyperaccumulating tree Sebertia acuminata and identification of methylated aldaric acid as a new nickel(II) ligand. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The response of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to nitrogen deprivation: a systems biology analysis. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Acidic metabolites from Phycomyces blakesleeanus. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Some Acids Belonging to the Citric Acid Cycle in the Liver Fluke, Fasciola hepatica, L.. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Über die Bildung von DL-Alanin in Kulturen einer Mutante vonStreptomyces albus var. metamycinusJA 3626. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Recon 2.2: from reconstruction to model of human metabolism. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Excretion of alpha-keto acids by strains of Streptomyces venezuelae. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Induzierbare Akkumulation von α-Ketoglutarsäure in Kulturen eines Makrolidantibioticum-bildenden Stammes vonStreptomyces hygroscopicus JA 6599. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Modeling Meets Metabolomics-The WormJam Consensus Model as Basis for Metabolic Studies in the Model Organism. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Metabolomic comparative analysis of the phloem sap of curry leaf tree (Bergera koenegii), orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata), and Valencia sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) supports their differential responses to Huanglongbing.. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Investigation on response of the metabolites in tricarboxylic acid cycle of Escherichi coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa to antibiotic perturbation by capillary electrophoresis. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Metabolic profiles of sunflower genotypes with contrasting response to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infection. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Transcriptome analysis of bitter acid biosynthesis and precursor pathways in hop (Humulus lupulus).. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Differences in the metabolite profiles of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) leaf in different concentrations of nitrate in the culture solution. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Separation and characterisation of three 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases from Cucurbita maxima L. endosperm involved in gibberellin biosynthesis. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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