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Alpha-ketoglutarate for those who don't want to read the article. Here's the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-Ketoglutaric_acid https://en.w
by cmendel 6y ago
Alpha-ketoglutarate for those who don't want to read the article.
Here's the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-Ketoglutaric_acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-Ketoglutaric_acid
I don't expect it to be terribly helpful though, it's a bit dense to the layperson.
- SenorTibbs 6y agoIt's a metabolic intermediate of the citric acid cycle - the cycle is needed to reduce electron carriers (NAD+/FAD) which are then used to drive the electron transport chain for making ATP. In simplest terms: it's an important part of aerobic respiration. That being said, it can be synthesized de novo very easily so long as your cells have enough glucose/fatty acids and enzymes are functioning properly. It's even formed directly by deamination of glutamate. I'm not sure these results would be very transferrable to humans.