HYPOXANTHINE


Meaning of HYPOXANTHINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhī-pō-ˈzan-ˌthēn ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1857

: a purine base C 5 H 4 N 4 O found in plant and animal tissues that yields xanthine on oxidation

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