Formula C8H8O4 | Molar mass 168.1467 g/mol | |
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Homogentisic acid oxidase deficiency spanish meaning
Homogentisic acid (2,5-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid) is a phenolic acid found in Arbutus unedo (strawberry-tree) honey. It is also present in the bacterial plant pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli as well as in the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica where it is associated with the production of brown pigments.
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- Homogentisic acid oxidase deficiency spanish meaning
- Homogentisic acid oxidase deficiency arabic meaning
- Human pathology
- Intermediate
- References
It is less commonly known as melanic acid, the name chosen by William Prout.
Homogentisic acid oxidase deficiency arabic meaning
Human pathology
Accumulation of excess homogentisic acid and its oxide, named alkapton, is a result of the failure of the enzyme homogentisic acid 1,2-dioxygenase (typically due to a mutation) in the degradative pathway of tyrosine, consequently associated with alkaptonuria.
Intermediate
It is an intermediate in the catabolism of aromatic amino acids such as phenylalanine and tyrosine.
References
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