kynurenine

English

Noun

kynurenine (countable and uncountable, plural kynurenines)

1. (organic chemistry) A metabolite, 2-amino-4-(2-aminophenyl)- 4-oxo-butanoic acid, that is an intermediate in the conversion of tryptophan to niacin.

Related terms

• kynurenic acid

Translations

metabolite

• Catalan: quinurenina f