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pyroglutamic acid

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Etymology

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From pyro- +‎ glutamic acid.

Noun

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pyroglutamic acid (plural pyroglutamic acids)

  1. (organic chemistry) A lactam form of the amino acid glutamic acid.
    Synonym: oxoproline

Coordinate terms

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  • pyroglutamate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)
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