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
Identifiers
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MeSH 3-hydroxykynurenine
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C10H12N2O4/c11-6(10(15)16)4-8(14)5-2-1-3-7(13)9(5)12/h1-3,6,13H,4,11-12H2,(H,15,16) checkY
    Key: VCKPUUFAIGNJHC-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C10H12N2O4/c11-6(10(15)16)4-8(14)5-2-1-3-7(13)9(5)12/h1-3,6,13H,4,11-12H2,(H,15,16)
    Key: VCKPUUFAIGNJHC-UHFFFAOYAF
  • O=C(O)C(N)CC(=O)c1cccc(O)c1N
Properties
C10H12N2O4
Molar mass 224.21 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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3-Hydroxykynurenine is a metabolite of

lens.[1] It is one of two pigments identified as responsible for the goldenrod crab spider
's (Misumena vatia) yellow coloration.

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. S2CID 25414197
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  2. PMID 22678511
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See also


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