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Alkapton

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
alcaptonhomogentisic acid
plural
Alkaptons
possessive
Alkapton's
pluralpossessive
Alkaptons'