Assertion: free glutamic acid | /r/HasProperty | converted to α-ketoglutaric acid
Facets:
value: reversibly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Free glutamic acid (that not incorporated into proteins) can also be converted reversibly to α-ketoglutaric acid, an intermediate in the Krebs cycle, and as such can be degraded to carbon dioxide and water, or transformed into sugars.