The monoaldehyde of a dicarboxylic acid, so called because half the COOH groups of the original acid are reduced to the aldehyde while the other half are unchanged; e.g., glutamic acid gamma-semialdehyde, OHC-CH2CH2CH(NH3)+-COO-. ... Many semialdehyde's are intermediates in the biosynthesis and metabolic degradation of amino acids (e.g., l-proline,...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sem′ē-al′dĕ-hīd Definitions: 1. The monoaldehyde of a dicarboxylic acid, so called because half the COOH groups of the original acid are reduced to the aldehyde, whereas the other half are unchanged, glutamic acid γ-semialdehyde, OHC-CH
2CH
2CH(NH
3)...
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