Definition of "glyoxylate" [glyoxylate]

• Any salt or ester of glyoxylic acid. (noun)

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• "To create the fat-burning mice, the researchers focused on a metabolic strategy used by some bacteria and plants called the glyoxylate shunt."
• "The glyoxylate shunt is composed of just two enzymes."
• "A signal in the enzyme alanine: glyoxylate aminotransferase normally directs it to the peroxisome."