3-Hydroxykynurenine
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| IUPAC name
2-Amino-4-(2-amino-3-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid | |
| Identifiers | |
| 484-78-6 | |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:1547 |
| ChEMBL | ChEMBL442576 |
| ChemSpider | 87 |
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| KEGG | C02794 |
| MeSH | 3-hydroxykynurenine |
| PubChem | 89 |
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| Properties | |
| C10H12N2O4 | |
| Molar mass | 224.21 g/mol |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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3-Hydroxykynurenine is a metabolite of tryptophan, which filters UV light in the human lens.[1]
References
- ↑ Malina, HZ; Martin, XD (1995). "Deamination of 3-hydroxykynurenine in bovine lenses: a possible mechanism of cataract formation in general.". Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 233 (1): 38–44. doi:10.1007/bf00177784. PMID 7721122. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
See also
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