oxaloacetic acid

ox·a·lo·a·ce·tic acid   (ŏk'sə-lō-ə-sē'tĭk, ŏk-sāl'ō-)    n.  A colorless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C4H4O5, that is formed by oxidation of malic acid in the Krebs cycle and by transamination from aspartic acid. It is important as an intermediate in the metabolism of carbohydrates and a precursor in the synthesis of amino acids. [oxal(ic acid) + acetic acid.]

Main Entry: ox·a·lo·ace·tic acid
Pronunciation: "äk-s&-lO-&-"sEt-ik-
Variant: also ox·al·ace·ticacid /"äk-s&-l&-"sEt-ik-/
Function: noun
: a crystalline acid C₄H₄O₅ that is formed by reversible oxidation of malicacid (as in carbohydrate metabolism via the Krebs cycle) and in reversible transamination reactions (as from aspartic acid)

oxaloacetic acid ox·a·lo·a·ce·tic acid (ŏk'sā-lō-ə-sē'tĭk, ŏk-sāl'ō-) or ox·al·a·ce·tic acid (ŏk-sěl'ə-sē'tĭk, ŏk'sə-lə-)
n.
A colorless crystalline dicarboxylic acid that is formed by oxidation of malic acid in the Krebs cycle and by transamination from aspartic acid. It is important in the metabolism of carbohydrates and in the synthesis of amino acids.

oxaloacetic acid (ŏk'sə-lō-ə-sē'tĭk, ŏk-sāl'ō-) or oxalacetic acid   (ŏk'sə-lō-ə-sē'tĭk, ŏk-sāl'ō-)  Pronunciation Key  A colorless crystalline organic acid that is formed by oxidation of malic acid in the Krebs cycle and by transamination from aspartic acid. It is important as an intermediate in the metabolism of carbohydrates and a precursor in the synthesis of amino acids. Chemical formula: C4H4O5.