|
Homogentisic acid is the common name for 2,5-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid.
It is less commonly known as "Melanic acid", the name chosen by William Prout.
Pathology
Accumulation of excess homogentisic acid is a result of the failure of the enzyme homogentisic acid 1,2-dioxygenase (typically due to a mutation) and is associated with alkaptonuria.
See also
| |