Meanings
nounkynurenine (countable and uncountable, plural kynurenines)
plural kynurenines
- countableuncountablechemistryA metabolite, 2-amino-4-(2-aminophenyl)- 4-oxo-butanoic acid, that is an intermediate in the conversion of tryptophan to niacin.
Translations
Catalan quinurenina
- quinureninametabolite
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