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alcapton
Thesaurus| Noun | 1.alcapton - an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalaninealkapton, homogentisic acidacid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt |
alcapton
ho·mo·gen·tis·ic ac·id (hō'mō-jen-tis'ik as'id), Glycosuric acid; (2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid; an intermediate in l-phenylalanine and l-tyrosine catabolism; if made alkaline, it oxidizes rapidly in air to a quinone that polymerizes to a melaninlike material; elevated levels are observed in patients with alcaptonuria. Synonym(s): alcapton, alkaptonho·mo·gen·tis·ic ac·id (hō'mō-jen-tis'ik as'id) An intermediate in l-phenylalanine and l-tyrosine catabolism; if made alkaline, it oxidizes rapidly in air to a quinone that polymerizes to a melaninlike material; elevated levels are observed in individuals having alcaptonuria.
Synonym(s): alcapton, alkapton. alkapton, alcapton (al-kap′ton) [ al(kali) + Gr. kaptein, to gulp] C8H8O4; homogentisic acid; a yellowish-red substance sometimes occurring in urine as the result of the incomplete oxidation of tyrosine and phenylalanine.alcapton
Related to alcapton: chronotropism, hemianalgesiaSynonyms for alcaptonnoun an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanineSynonyms- alkapton
- homogentisic acid
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