oxalacetic acid

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ox·al·a·ce·tic acid

(ŏk-săl′ə-sē′tĭk, ŏk′sə-lə-)

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Noun

oxalacetic acid - an acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates)

oxaloacetic acid

acid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

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The concentrations of tricarboxylic acid (TCA)-related metabolites, such as malic acid, ketoglutaric acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, citric acid, and oxalacetic acid, were significantly changed in the HS group compared with the non-HS group, with concentrations of the first four metabolites decreased 0.50- to 0.62-fold (p<0.01) and those of the last two metabolites increased 1.37- and 1.78-fold (p<0.05), respectively.

Liver metabolic perturbations of heat-stressed lactating dairy cows

serum glutamyl oxalacetic acid transaminase (SGOT), serum glutamyl pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (Reitman and Frankel, 1957), alkaline phosphatase (ALKP) (Kind and King, 1954), serum bilirubin (SBLN) (Malloy and Evelyn, 1937), total protein and creatinine by using enzymatic reagents (Bayer Diagnostics, India).

Synergistic effect of silymarin and standardized extract of Phyllanthus amarus against [CCl.sub.4]-induced hepatotoxicity in Rattus norvegicus

Several of the typical laboratory findings of HPS were noted, including a left shift on the white blood count differential, atypical lymphocytes, mildly elevated serum glutamic oxalacetic acid or lactic dehydrogenase, and low albumin.