pyroglutamic acid
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pyro- + glutamic acid.
Noun
[edit]pyroglutamic acid (plural pyroglutamic acids)
- (organic chemistry) A lactam form of the amino acid glutamic acid.
- Synonym: oxoproline
Coordinate terms
[edit]- pyroglutamate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)