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kynurenines

kynurenines is the plural of kynurenine.

Meaning of kynurenine

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.

Questions about kynurenines

What is kynurenines the plural of?
Kynurenines is the plural of kynurenine.

Words near kynurenines in the dictionary

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

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