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3-Hydroxykynurenine
Names


IUPAC name 2-Amino-4-(2-amino-3-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	484-78-6
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:1547
ChEMBL	ChEMBL442576
ChemSpider	87
KEGG	C02794
MeSH	3-hydroxykynurenine
PubChem CID	89
UNII	27723548JL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00862009
InChI 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)Key: VCKPUUFAIGNJHC-UHFFFAOYSA-N 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
SMILES O=C(O)C(N)CC(=O)c1cccc(O)c1N
Properties
Chemical formula	C₁₀H₁₂N₂O₄
Molar mass	224.21 g/mol
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Chemical compound

3-Hydroxykynurenine is a metabolite of tryptophan, which filters UV light in the human lens. It is one of two pigments identified as responsible for the goldenrod crab spider's (Misumena vatia) yellow coloration.

References

Malina, HZ; Martin, XD (1995). "Deamination of 3-hydroxykynurenine in bovine lenses: a possible mechanism of cataract formation in general". Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 233 (1): 38–44. doi:10.1007/bf00177784. PMID 7721122. S2CID 25414197.
Schwarcz, Robert; John P. Bruno; Paul J. Muchowski; Hui-Qiu Wu (July 2012). "Kynurenines in the Mammalian Brain: When Physiology Meets Pathology". Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 13 (7): 465–477. doi:10.1038/nrn3257. PMC 3681811. PMID 22678511.

lysine→	Saccharopine Allysine α-Aminoadipic acid 2-Oxoadipic acid Glutaryl-CoA Glutaconyl-CoA Crotonyl-CoA β-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA
leucine→	β-Hydroxy β-methylbutyric acid β-Hydroxy β-methylbutyryl-CoA Isovaleryl-CoA α-Ketoisocaproic acid β-Ketoisocaproic acid β-Ketoisocaproyl-CoA β-Leucine β-Methylcrotonyl-CoA β-Methylglutaconyl-CoA β-Hydroxy β-methylglutaryl-CoA
tryptophan→alanine→	N′-Formylkynurenine Kynurenine Anthranilic acid 3-Hydroxykynurenine 3-Hydroxyanthranilic acid 2-Amino-3-carboxymuconic semialdehyde 2-Aminomuconic semialdehyde 2-Aminomuconic acid Glutaryl-CoA

G→pyruvate→
citrate

glycine→
serine→

3-Phosphoglyceric acid

G→glutamate→
α-ketoglutarate

histidine→	Urocanic acid Imidazol-4-one-5-propionic acid Formiminoglutamic acid Glutamate-1-semialdehyde
proline→	1-Pyrroline-5-carboxylic acid
arginine→	Agmatine Ornithine Citrulline Cadaverine Putrescine
other	cysteine+glutamate→glutathione: γ-Glutamylcysteine

G→propionyl-CoA→
succinyl-CoA

valine→	α-Ketoisovaleric acid Isobutyryl-CoA Methacrylyl-CoA 3-Hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA 3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid 2-Methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid
isoleucine→	2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid 2-Methylbutyryl-CoA Tiglyl-CoA 2-Methylacetoacetyl-CoA
methionine→	generation of homocysteine: S-Adenosyl methionine S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine Homocysteine conversion to cysteine: Cystathionine α-Ketobutyric acid + Cysteine
threonine→	α-Ketobutyric acid
propionyl-CoA→	Methylmalonyl-CoA

G→fumarate

phenylalanine→tyrosine→	4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid Homogentisic acid 4-Maleylacetoacetic acid

G→oxaloacetate

see urea cycle

Other

Cysteine metabolism	Cysteine sulfinic acid

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