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kynurenine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
kynure-nine
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metabolite, 2-amino-4-(2-aminophenyl)- 4-oxo-butanoic acid, that is an intermediate in the conversion of tryptophan to niacin.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

kynurenines (plural)

Derived Forms

hydroxykynurenine kynureninase

Phrases

kynurenic acid

Frequently Paired Words

kynurenic acid

Questions

What does kynurenine mean?
A metabolite, 2-amino-4-(2-aminophenyl)- 4-oxo-butanoic acid, that is an intermediate in the conversion of tryptophan to niacin.

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