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urocanic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
uro-canic acid
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

urocanate

Questions

What does urocanic acid mean?
An intermediate in the catabolism of L-histidine, transformed in the liver by urocanate hydratase (or urocanase) into 4-imidazolone-5-propionic acid and subsequently to glutamic acid.
Where does urocanic acid come from?
Latin urina (“urine”) and canis (“dog”), because first isolated in 1874 from dog urine.

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