Organic chemicals

Organic chemicals

Any member of a large class of gaseous, liquid, or solid chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon.

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ketone bodies

Organic chemicals; Organic acids

The substances beta-hydroxybutyric acid, acetoacetic acid, and acetone, which are produced by fatty acid and carbohydrate metabolism in the liver in approximately a 78:20:2 ratio. ...

azetidinecarboxylic acid

Organic chemicals; Organic acids

A proline analog that acts as a stoichiometric replacement of proline. It causes the production of abnormal proteins with impaired biological activity.

folic acid

Organic chemicals; Organic acids

Folic acid (also known as folate, vitamin M, vitamin B9,[3] vitamin Bc[4] (or folacin), pteroyl-L-glutamic acid, and pteroyl-L-glutamate) are forms of the water-soluble vitamin ...