- quin|ic acid
- quin|ic acid «KWIHN ihk»,a white, crystalline, organic acid, obtained from cinchona bark, coffee beans, etc. Formula: C7H12O6
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QUIN — quinolinic acid … Medical dictionary
QUIN — • quinolinic acid … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
quin- — combining form or quino Etymology: Spanish quina cinchona bark more at quinine 1. : quina : cinchona bark … Useful english dictionary
quinic acid — l q.; the (−) isomer is an acid found in cinchona bark and elsewhere in plants; 5 dehydroquinic acid is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of l phenylalanine, l tyrosine, and l tryptophan from carbohydrate precursors; q. forms a γ lactone upon… … Medical dictionary
quinic acid — ˈkwi]nik , ˈkwī] noun Etymology: quinic from quin + ic 1. : a crystalline acid C6H7(OH)4COOH obtained from cinchona bark, coffee beans, and other plant products and synthetically by hydrolysis of chlorogenic acid; 1,3,4,5 tetrahydroxy cyclohexane … Useful english dictionary
quinolinic acid — A catabolite of l tryptophan and a precursor of NAD+. * * * quin·o·lin·ic acid .kwin ə .lin ik n an acid C7H5NO4 that is a metabolite of tryptophan and is neurotoxic in high concentrations * * * quin·o·lin·ic ac·id (kwin″o linґik) a cyclic … Medical dictionary
quinaldic acid — Quinoline 2 carboxylic acid; a product of l tryptophan catabolism, via kynurenic acid, found in human urine. SYN: quinaldinic acid. * * * quin·al·dic ac·id (kwin alґdik) a catabolite of tryptophan that is excreted in the urine. Called also… … Medical dictionary
quinaldinic acid — SYN: quinaldic acid. * * * quin·al·din·ic ac·id (kwin″əl dinґik) quinaldic acid … Medical dictionary
quinic acid — /kwin ik/, Chem. a white, crystalline, water soluble, solid cyclic compound, C7H12O6, present in cinchona bark, coffee beans, and the leaves of many plants. Also, chinic acid. [1805 15; < Sp quin(a) quinine + IC] * * * … Universalium
quinic acid — /kwɪnɪk ˈæsəd/ (say kwinik asuhd) noun a white crystalline organic acid, C6H7(OH)4COOH.H2O, present in cinchona bark, coffee beans, and the leaves of many plants. {Spanish quin(a) (from Quechua kina bark) + ic} …
