oxalosuccinic acid

oxalosuccinic acid
/ok"seuh loh seuhk sin"ik, ok'-, ok sal"oh-, -sal'-/, Biochem.
an organic acid, C6H6O7, that is an intermediate formed by the dehydrogenation of isocitric acid in fat and carbohydrate metabolism.
[1920-25; OXAL(IC) + -O- + SUCCINIC ACID]

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