| oxalates | Ethanedioic acids. Salts of oxalic acid. The acid occurs in many plants and vegetables and is produced in the body by metabolism of glyoxylic acid or ascorbic acid. Ingestion of a diet rich in oxalates or the existence of primary hyperoxaluria (a genetic disorder of glycine metabolism) may lead to the formation of calcium oxalate kidney calculi. (12 Dec 1998) |
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