5-Hydroxyisourate
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5-hydroxy-3,7-dihydropurine-2,6,8-trione
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MeSH | 5-Hydroxyisourate |
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C5H4N4O4 | |
Molar mass | 184.11 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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5-Hydroxyisourate is an organic compound that is produced by the oxidation of uric acid. The conversion is a major pathway in the antioxidant properties of urate. The conversion is catalysed by urate oxidase.[1][2]
5-Hydroxyisourate rearranges to allantoin.
References
[edit]- ^ Oksanen E, Blakeley MP, El-Hajji M, Ryde U, Budayova-Spano M (2014-01-23). "The Neutron Structure of Urate Oxidase Resolves a Long-Standing Mechanistic Conundrum and Reveals Unexpected Changes in Protonation". PLOS ONE. 9 (1): e86651. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...986651O. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086651. PMC 3900588. PMID 24466188.
- ^ Fetzner, Susanne; Steiner, Roberto A. (2010). "Cofactor-independent oxidases and oxygenases". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 86 (3): 791–804. doi:10.1007/s00253-010-2455-0. PMID 20157809. S2CID 25377247.
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