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urocanic acid

urocanic acid noun: an intermediate in the catabolism of L-histidine, transformed in the liver by urocanate hydratase (or urocanase) into 4-imidazolone-5-propionic acid and subsequently to glutamic acid.

Noun

urocanic acid (uncountable)

  1. An intermediate in the catabolism of L-histidine, transformed in the liver by urocanate hydratase (or urocanase) into 4-imidazolone-5-propionic acid and subsequently to glutamic acid.

Origin of urocanic acid

Latin urina (“urine”) and canis (“dog”), because first isolated in 1874 from dog urine.

Questions about urocanic acid

What does urocanic acid mean?
Urocanic acid means an intermediate in the catabolism of L-histidine, transformed in the liver by urocanate hydratase (or urocanase) into 4-imidazolone-5-propionic acid and subsequently to glutamic acid.
What part of speech is urocanic acid?
Urocanic acid is a noun.

Words near urocanic acid in the dictionary

  1. urocanase
  2. urocanases
  3. urocanate
  4. urocanates
  5. urocanic
  6. urocanic acid
  7. urocardiac
  8. urocele
  9. uroceles
  10. urochloralic acid
  11. urochord

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