Urocanic-acid Definition

noun

(organic chemistry) An intermediate in the catabolism of L-histidine, transformed in the liver by urocanate hydratase (urocanase) into 4-imidazolone-5-propionic acid and subsequently to glutamic acid.

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Origin of Urocanic-acid

  • Latin urina (“urine”) and canis (“dog”), because first isolated in 1874 from dog urine.

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