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Ketoglutaric Acids MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Ketoglutaric Acids
Tree Number(s)
D02.241.081.337.351.502
D02.241.755.465
Unique ID
D007656
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007656
Scope Note
A family of compounds containing an oxo group with the general structure of 1,5-pentanedioic acid. (From Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p442)
Entry Term(s)
2-Ketoglutarate
2-Ketoglutaric Acid
2-Oxoglutarate
2-Oxoglutaric Acid
Calcium Ketoglutarate
Calcium alpha-Ketoglutarate
Ketoglutaric Acid
Oxogluric Acid
Oxoglutarates
alpha-Ketoglutarate
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid, Calcium Salt (2:1)
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid, Diammonium Salt
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid, Dipotassium Salt
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid, Disodium Salt
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid, Monopotassium Salt
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid, Monosodium Salt
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid, Potassium Salt
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid, Sodium Salt
alpha-Oxoglutarate
Registry Numbers
0
8ID597Z82X
15303-07-8
17091-15-5
22202-68-2
305-72-6
39649-91-7
58485-42-0
86248-59-1
997-43-3
Related Numbers
15303-07-8
17091-15-5
22202-68-2
305-72-6
328-50-7
39649-91-7
58485-42-0
86248-59-1
8ID597Z82X
997-43-3
Public MeSH Note
2019; ALPHA-KETOGLUTARIC ACID was indexed under KETOGLUTARIC ACIDS 1981-2018; see KETOGLUTARIC ACID 1963-1974
Online Note
use KETOGLUTARIC ACIDS to search KETOGLUTARIC ACID 1966-74
History Note
2019 (1975)
Date Introduced
1975/01/01
Last Updated
2018/07/02
Ketoglutaric Acids Preferred
Calcium alpha-Ketoglutarate Narrower
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid Narrower
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid, Diammonium Salt Narrower
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid, Sodium Salt Narrower
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid, Monosodium Salt Narrower
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid, Disodium Salt Narrower
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid, Dipotassium Salt Narrower
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid, Potassium Salt Narrower
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid, Calcium Salt (2:1) Narrower
alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid, Monopotassium Salt Narrower
alpha-Ketoglutarate Narrower
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