Chemical compound
N-Oxalylglycine is the organic compound with the formula HO2CC(O)NHCH2CO2H. This colourless solid is used as an inhibitor of α-ketoglutarate-dependent enzymes.[1] It is isosteric with α-Ketoglutaric acid. Such enzymes are pervasive and, for example, are required for the synthesis of 4-hydroxyproline.
References
- ^ Hausinger, R. P."Fe(II)/α-ketoglutarate-dependent hydroxylases and related enzymes" Critical Reviews of Biochemical Molecular Biology 2004, 39: pp 21-68. doi:10.1080/10409230490440541