HOMOGENTISIC ACID


Meaning of HOMOGENTISIC ACID in English

/hoh"meuh jen tis"ik, -tiz"-, hoh'-/

an intermediate compound in the metabolism of tyrosine and of phenylalanine, found in excess in the blood and urine of persons affected with alkaptonuria. Also called alkapton .

[ 1890-95; HOMO- + GENTISIC ACID ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .