(from the article `metabolism`) ...[39]. The reaction involves first the removal of the elements of water from citrate to form cis-aconitate, and then the re-addition of water to ...
<biochemistry> An intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle (citric acid cycle). ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
An intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle(citric acid cycle).
Type: Term Pronunciation: ī′sō-sit′rāt Definitions: 1. A salt or ester of isocitric acid.