Alpha-ketoglutaric acid (ketoglutarate, oxo-glutarate). Intermediate molecule in the Krebs cycle.


Alpha-ketoglutaric acid (ketoglutarate, oxo-glutarate). Intermediate molecule in the Krebs cycle. Found to prolong lifespan (in nematodes). Atoms are represented as spheres with conventional color coding: hydrogen (white), carbon (grey), oxygen (red).


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