urocanic acid
English
Etymology
Latin urina (“urine”) and canis (“dog”), because first isolated in 1874 from dog urine.
Noun
urocanic acid (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) An intermediate in the catabolism of L-histidine, transformed in the liver by urocanate hydratase (or urocanase) into 4-imidazolone-5-propionic acid and subsequently to glutamic acid.
Related terms
- urocanate