请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 xanthurenic acid
释义 DictionarySeeacid

xanthurenic acid


xanthurenic acid

[¦zan·thyə¦ren·ik ′as·əd] (biochemistry) C10H7NO4 Sulfur yellow crystals with a melting point of 286°C; soluble in aqueous alkali hydroxides and carbonates; excreted by pyridoxine-deficient animals after ingestion of tryptophan.

xanthurenic acid


xanthurenic acid

 [zan″thu-ren´ik] a metabolite of l-tryptophan" >tryptophan, present in normal urine and in increased amounts in vitamin B6 deficiency.

xan·thu·ren·ic ac·id

(zan'thū-rēn'ik as'id), C10H7NO4; This compound a metabolic product resulting from indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) breakdown of tryptophan, may accumulate in human lens cells and play a role in senile-onset lens pathology, leading to lens cell apoptosis. Excreted in the urine of pyridoxine-deficient animals after the ingestion of tryptophan, and of rats fed almost exclusively with fibrin, the sulfur-yellow crystals form a red compound with Millon reagent, or an intensely green one with ferrous sulfate.
随便看

 

英语词典包含2567994条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/2/1 4:54:38