- 4-carboxyglutamic acid
- A carboxylated form of glutamic acid found in certain proteins ( E.G., prothrombin, factors VII, IX, and X, osteocalcin). Its synthesis is vitamin K-dependent.
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4-carboxyglutamic acid
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