Alkapton
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- alcaptonhomogentisic acid
- plural
- Alkaptons
- possessive
- Alkapton's
- pluralpossessive
- Alkaptons'