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alkapton

/æl'kæptɑn/

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

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acid

Definition that contains alkapton

ochronosis an accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissue; usually a symptom of alkaptonuria or phenol poisoning
alcaptonuria a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine
alkaptonuria a rare recessive metabolic anomaly marked by ochronosis and the presence of alkapton in the urine