XANTHINE


Meaning of XANTHINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈzan-ˌthēn ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1857

: a feebly basic compound C 5 H 4 N 4 O 2 that occurs especially in animal or plant tissue, is derived from guanine and hypoxanthine, and yields uric acid on oxidation ; also : any of various derivatives of xanthine (as methylxanthine)

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