Oxaloacetic acid
WordNet
noun
(1) An acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates)
WiktionaryText
Noun
- on of the constituents of the citric acid cycle, formed by the oxidation of malic acid and via the transamination of aspartic acid; an intermediate in the synthesis of amino acids and the metabolism of carbohydrates
- a colourless crystalline organic carboxylic acid, butan-2-one-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, COOH.CH2.CO.COOH