?-Ketoglutaric acid (?-KG) has been used:to study its effects on swine fecal microflora in an in vitro fermentation systemto study its effects on the activation of CD8+ T-cellsas a substrate in glutamate oxaloacetatetransaminase (GOT2) mitochondrial lysate assay
Biochem/physiol Actions
?-Ketoglutaric acid (?-KG) has a wide range of applications in the animal feed, food, pharmaceutical and fine chemistry industries.
General description
?-Ketoglutaric acid (?-KG) is produced in the tricarboxylic acid cycle.