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kynurenine

kynurenine noun: a metabolite, 2-amino-4-(2-aminophenyl)- 4-oxo-butanoic acid, that is an intermediate in the conversion of tryptophan to niacin.

Noun

kynurenine (countable and uncountable, plural kynurenines)

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

kynurenine meaning in Tamil

kynurenine in Tamil

கைனூறினின், கைனூரினின்

Forms of kynurenine

pluralkynurenines

Words formed from kynurenine

Questions about kynurenine

What does kynurenine mean?
Kynurenine means a metabolite, 2-amino-4-(2-aminophenyl)- 4-oxo-butanoic acid, that is an intermediate in the conversion of tryptophan to niacin.
What is kynurenine in Tamil?
Kynurenine in Tamil is கைனூறினின், கைனூரினின். See Kynurenine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is kynurenine?
Kynurenine is a noun.
What is the plural of kynurenine?
The plural of kynurenine is kynurenines.

Words near kynurenine in the dictionary

  1. kynurenic
  2. kynurenic acid
  3. kynurenin
  4. kynureninase
  5. kynureninases
  6. kynurenine
  7. kynurenines
  8. kynurenins
  9. kyodai
  10. Kyoga
  11. kyogen

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