kynurenic acid
Meanings
noun
- A metabolite of tryptophan that has antiexcitotoxic and anticonvulsant activity.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κῠ́ων, κῠνός (kŭ́ōn, kŭnós, “dog”) + οὖρον (oûron, “urine”); so called because discovered in dog urine.
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