The product of the dehydrogenation of isocitric acid under the catalytic influence of isocitrate dehydrogenase; an enzyme-bound intermediate of the tricarboxylic acid cycle.
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ox·a·lo·suc·cin·ic acid 'äk-sə-lō-sək-.sin-ik-, äk-'sal-ō- n a tricarboxylic acid C6H6O7 that is formed as an intermediate in the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates
Medical dictionary. 2011.