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Hydroxycitric acid
An herbal extract promoted for the treatment of weight loss. Placebo-controlled studies have not found any benefit to the treatment.
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Hydroxybutyric acid
An acid present in the urine, especially in diabetic ketoacidosis, when fatty acid conversion to ketones increases. An organic acid, which plays a role in the metabolism of fats and belongs to a category of compounds known as acetone bodies or ketone bodies. This acid can be detected in the bloodstream during conditions like diabetes,…
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Hydroxy iminodiacetic acid
A chemical that, when bound to radioactive technetium, is used to demonstrate the formation and flow of bile.
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Hydroxy acid
An acid containing one or more hydroxyl (-OH) groups in addition to the carboxyl (-COOH) group (e.g., lactic acid, CH3COHCOOH).
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Hydrofluoric acid
A highly corrosive solution of hydrogen fluoride in water. It can be used in dentistry to etch composites and porcelain surfaces and is used industrially to etch glass. Exposures to the skin and aerodigestive tract cause severe burns with local necrosis and systemic manifestations resulting from disordered calcium and potassium metabolism. Treatments with calcium gluconate…
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Hydriodic acid
An acid used in solution in various forms of chemical analyses.
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Glycolic acid
An alpha-hydroxy acid derivative used to remove the outer layer of skin to rejuvenate its appearance.
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Glyceric acid
An intermediate product of the oxidation of fats.
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Gammalinoleic acid
An essential fatty acid promoted by alternative medicine practitioners as a treatment for skin and inflammatory disorders, cystic breast disease, and hyperlipidemia.
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Formiminoglutamic acid
An intermediate product in the metabolism of histidine. Its increase in the urine after administration of histidine in patients with folic acid deficiency is the basis for the Figlu excretion test.
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