Substance Turned Red By Acids Crossword Clue

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	noun • a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator
	25%	12		Transfers amino groups to keto acids to form new amino acids
	noun • a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound)
	25%	14		Important for the metabolism of fatty acids and amino acids
	noun • a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia

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