2-Oxoadipic acid, also known as α-ketoadipic acid, is an intermediate in the metabolism of lysine and tryptophan.[3][4] The conjugate base and carboxylate is 2-oxoadipate or α-ketoadipate, which is the biochemically relevant form.

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References

  1. ^ 2-oxoadipate - Compound Summary, PubChem.
  2. ^ "Alpha-ketoadipic acid". The PubChem Project. National Center for Biotechnology Information.
  3. ^ Voet, Donald; Voet, Judith G. (2011). Biochemistry (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. pp. 1040–1043. ISBN 978-0-470-57095-1.
  4. ^ Dobrota, Dušan (2016). Lekárska biochémia [Medical biochemistry] (in Slovak) (2nd ed.). Martin: Osveta. pp. 329–330, 335–337. ISBN 978-80-8063-444-5.