English Explanatory Dictionary

hydroxykynurenine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A metabolite of tryptophan that filters ultraviolet light in the human lens.

Word forms

hydroxykynurenine hydroxykynurenines

Etymology

From hydroxy- + kynurenine.

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