释义 |
xanth·uren·ic acid \|zan(t)th(y)ə|renik-\ noun Etymology: xanth- + -urenic (as in kynurenic) : a yellow crystalline phenolic acid (HO)2C9H4NCOOH closely related to kynurenic acid and excreted in the urine when tryptophan is added to the diet of experimental animals deficient in pyridoxine; 4,8-dihydroxy-quinaldic acid |