Alpha Ketoglutaric Acid is one of two ketone derivatives of glutaric acid. (The term "ketoglutaric acid," when not further qualified, almost always refers to the alpha variant. β-Ketoglutaric acid varies only by the position of the ketone functional group, and is much less common.)Its anion, Alpha Ketoglutaric Acid (α-KG, also called oxo-glutarate) is an important biological compound. It is the keto acid produced by deamination of glutamate, and is an intermediate in the Krebs cycle.

Function:
1. Alpha Ketoglutaric Acid can be the great ingredient of Sports Nutritional product.
2. Alpha Ketoglutaric Acid can be the ingredients of medicine, health care products,moreover,it was a food additives.
3. Alpha Ketoglutaric Acidis a intermediate of organic synthesis.