KnowraAlpha-ketoglutaric acidLinked fromLinked fromThe 5 pages that link to Alpha-ketoglutaric acid, each with the reason it gives.All 5Related 3Compared with 2Glutamic acidRelated: It is glutamate's carbon-skeleton counterpart in a central reversible reaction.Succinic acidRelated: Its conversion to succinyl-CoA supplies the precursor to succinate in the cycle.Succinyl-CoARelated: Its oxidative decarboxylation is a major route for making succinyl-CoA.Oxaloacetic acidCompared with: It is another cycle keto acid, but it has five carbons and a different position in the pathway.Pyruvic acidCompared with: It shares pyruvate’s alpha-keto-acid chemistry but has a different carbon skeleton and metabolic role.