kynurenine

/K IH1 N UH1 R EH0 N IY1 N IY0/

noun

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

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