Chemistry:3-Hydroxykynurenine

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3-Hydroxykynurenine
Skeletal formula of 3-hydroxykynurenine
Ball-and-stick model of the 3-hydroxykynurenine molecule as a zwitterion
Names
IUPAC name
2-Amino-4-(2-amino-3-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid
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MeSH 3-hydroxykynurenine
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Properties
C10H12N2O4
Molar mass 224.21 g/mol
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3-Hydroxykynurenine is a metabolite of tryptophan, which filters UV light in the human lens.[1] It is one of two pigments identified as responsible for the goldenrod crab spider's (Misumena vatia) yellow coloration. thumb|280px|left|The [[Kynurenine pathway, which connects quinolinic acid to tryptophan. The pathway is named for the first intermediate, kynurenine, which is a precursor to kynurenic acid and 3-hydroxykynurenine.[2]]]

References

  1. 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. 
  2. Schwarcz, Robert; John P. Bruno; Paul J. Muchowski; Hui-Qiu Wu (July 2012). "Kynurenines in the Mammalian Brain: When Physiology Meets Pathology". Nature Reviews Neuroscience 13 (7): 465–477. doi:10.1038/nrn3257. PMID 22678511. 

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