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Kynurenic Acid

A tryptophan metabolite formed along the kynurenine pathway: in the brain it blocks glutamate receptors and has neuroprotective and anticonvulsant effects, and its levels are studied in conditions such as schizophrenia and depression. This family brings together the active ingredient and labelled standards.

Did you know?It was discovered in 1853 by the German chemist Justus von Liebig in dog urine: the name combines the Greek kyon, dog, and ouron, urine.

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