Relating to or containing a glyoxyl group, especially describing acids used in chemistry and biochemistry.
From 'glyoxyl' + Latin suffix '-ic' (relating to). This adjective form emerged in chemical nomenclature to describe compounds and reactions involving glyoxyl.
Glyoxylic acid is so important that your own cells use it in metabolic pathways—it's part of how plants convert fats into sugars during photosynthesis, a process called gluconeogenesis.
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