allantoin
Also known as 2,5-Dioxo-4-imidazolidinyl-urea, N-(2,5-Dioxo-4-imidazolidinyl)urea, 4-ureido-2,5-imidazolidinedione, (2,5-Dioxo-4-imidazolidinyl)urea, 5-Ureido-2,4-imidazolidindione, (2,5-diketoimidazolidin-4-yl)urea, (2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl)urea, Psoralon
Allantoin is a chemical compound with formula C4H6N4O3. It is also called 5-ureidohydantoin or glyoxyldiureide. It is a diureide of glyoxylic acid. Allantoin is a major metabolic intermediate in most organisms including animals, plants and bacteria, though not humans. It is produced from uric acid, which itself is a degradation product of nucleic acids, by action of urate oxidase (uricase). Allantoin also occurs as a natural mineral compound (IMA symbol Aan).
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H6N4O3
- Molecular weight
- 158.12 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl)urea
- SMILES
- C1(C(=O)NC(=O)N1)NC(=O)N
- InChIKey
- POJWUDADGALRAB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -2.2
- Polar surface area
- 113 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 4
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
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10 sectionsContents
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- Bacteria
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- Cosmetics
- Pharmaceuticals
- Biomarker of oxidative stress
- See also
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Allantoin is a chemical compound with formula C4H6N4O3. It is also called 5-ureidohydantoin or glyoxyldiureide. It is a diureide of glyoxylic acid. Allantoin is a major metabolic intermediate in most organisms including animals, plants and bacteria, though not humans. It is produced from uric acid, which itself is a degradation product of nucleic acids, by action of urate oxidase (uricase). Allantoin also occurs as a natural mineral compound (IMA symbol Aan).
== History ==