“alpha-Ketoglutarate (AKG)”  

Alpha-ketoglutarate

  In our diet, alpha-Ketoglutarate (AKG) is a deaminated carbon skeleton of the amino acids Glutamine and Glutamic Acid (Glutamate).

Alpha-ketoglutarate & the Kreb's Cycle

  In our body, alpha-Ketoglutarate (AKG) is a glutamate derivative and an intermediate in the Kreb's cycle, a set of metabolic processes involved in the energy production of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) from fats and carbohydrates, as well as amino acid metabolism. As such, AKG is an important metabolic link between cellular energy production and protein metabolism.
  The alpha-ketoglutarate superfamily (AKG superfamily) includes: *

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