HOMOGENTISIC ACID


Meaning of HOMOGENTISIC ACID in English

pronunc at homo- +|jen|tizik- noun

Etymology: homogentisic International Scientific Vocabulary hom- + gentisic (in gentisic acid )

: a crystalline acid C 6 H 3 (OH) 2 CH 2 COOH formed as an intermediate in the metabolism of phenylalanine and tyrosine and found especially in the urine in cases of alkaptonuria

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