kynurenic acid
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek κῠ́ων, κῠνός (kúōn, kunós, “dog”) + οὖρον (oûron, “urine”); so called because discovered in dog urine.
Noun
[edit]- (organic chemistry) A metabolite of tryptophan that has antiexcitotoxic and anticonvulsant activity.