• (n.) A salt of fumaric acid.
(from the article `metabolism`) ...hydrogen atoms or electrons are initially removed from the succinate formed in [43] and are accepted by FAD; the reaction, catalyzed by succinate ...
<biochemistry> A dicarboxylic acid intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Can be derived from aspartate, phenylalanine and tyrosine for input to the Krebs cycle. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
(fu´mә-rāt) a salt of fumaric acid.
A dicarboxylic acid intermediate in the Krebs cycle (tricarboxylic acid cycle). Can be derived from aspartate, phenylalanine and tyrosine for input to the Krebs cycle.
Fu'ma·rate noun (Chemistry) A salt of fumaric acid. 
the salt of fumaric acid, a key chemical intermediate in the Krebs cycle.