尿刊酸 （英语：Urocanic acid）是L-组氨酸分解代谢的中间体。

尿刊酸是由L-组氨酸通过组氨酸解氨酶(或称为组氨酸氨裂解酶或组氨酸酶)脱氨而来。

在肝脏中，尿刊酸由尿刊酸水合酶转化为咪唑-4-酮-5-丙酸，并最终转化为谷氨酸。

Urocanic acid is an intermediate in the catabolism of L-histidine.

It is formed from L-histidine through the action of histidine ammonialyase (also known as histidase or histidinase) by elimination of ammonium.

In the liver, urocanic acid is transformed by urocanate hydratase (or urocanase) to 4-imidazolone-5-propionic acid and subsequently to glutamic acid.