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5-hydroxyisouric acid
Sign in to save5-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. thumb|left|602px|sequence of oxidation of ureate. 5-Hydroxyisourate rearranges to allantoin.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C5H4N4O4
- Molecular weight
- 184.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 5-hydroxy-3,7-dihydropurine-2,6,8-trione
- SMILES
- C12=NC(=O)NC1(C(=O)NC(=O)N2)O
- InChIKey
- LTQYPAVLAYVKTK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -2.3
- Polar surface area
- 120 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 4
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 184.023255
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- subject has role
- primary metabolite
- canonical SMILES
- C12=NC(=O)NC1(C(=O)NC(=O)N2)O
- chemical formula
- C₅H₄N₄O₄
- found in taxon
- Caenorhabditis elegans
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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. thumb|left|602px|sequence of oxidation of ureate. 5-Hydroxyisourate rearranges to allantoin.
==References==
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