HOMOGENTISIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does homogentisic acid mean? 

• HOMOGENTISIC ACID (noun)
  The noun HOMOGENTISIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine

  Familiarity information: HOMOGENTISIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOMOGENTISIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

alcapton; alkapton; homogentisic acid

Hypernyms ("homogentisic acid" is a kind of...):

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

 Context examples 

The excessive amount of homogentisic acid in the blood may cause damage to cartilage and heart valves, and may result in the formation of kidney stones.

(Alkaptonuria, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by bluish-black discoloration of the cartilaginous tissues due to accumulation of homogentisic acid.

(Ochronosis, NCI Thesaurus)

The presence of homogentisic acid in the urine causes its color to turn black.

(Alkaptonuria, NCI Thesaurus)

It results in the accumulation in the blood of homogentisic acid which is excreted in the urine.

(Alkaptonuria, NCI Thesaurus)