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alpha-ketosuccinamic acid(medicine)
Mackinac Island(encyclopedia)
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alpha-hydroxymethyl-alpha'-(N-acetylaminomethylene)succinic acid hydrolase(medicine)
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Straits (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)

alpha-ketosuccinamic acid (medicine) and Mackinac, Straits of (sh)


alpha-ketosuccinamic acid (medicine)


alpha-ketosuccinamic acid


NH2-CO-CH2-CO-COOH;the transamination product of asparagine; acted upon by ω-amidase.


Mackinac, Straits of (sh)




Channel connecting Lake Michigan with Lake Huron.

Forming an important waterway between the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan, U.S., the straits are 30 mi (48 km) long and 4 mi (6 km) wide at their narrowest point. They are spanned by the Mackinac Bridge, a 3,800-ft (1,158-m) suspension bridge built in 1957.