Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Oxaloacetic acid (also known as oxalacetic acid) is a crystalline organic compound with the chemical formula HO2CC(O)CH2CO2H. Oxaloacetic acid in the form of its conjugate base oxaloacetate is a metabolic intermediate in many processes that occur in animals. It takes part in the: gluconeogenesis urea cycle glyoxylate cycle amino acid synthesis fatty acid synthesis and citric acid cycle.
