Xanthine - Kisanchin (English spelling) xanthine

Japanese: キサンチン - きさんちん(英語表記)xanthine
Xanthine - Kisanchin (English spelling) xanthine

A chemical substance present in living organisms, a type of purine base. It is also called 2,6-dihydroxypurine. It is found in the urine, blood, and liver of animals, and in plant seeds. When isolated, it appears as a colorless powder or fine needle-like crystals. Its molecular weight is 152.1. It is equivalent to deaminated guanine. In living organisms, it is a metabolic intermediate of purine nucleotides, which are metabolized to uric acid via xanthine by an enzyme called xanthine oxidase. The nucleoside of xanthine is called xanthosine, and the nucleotide is called xanthylic acid, which can be obtained by deaminating guanylic acid or by deaminating nucleic acid and then alkaline decomposition.

[Kenichi Kasai]

The structural formula of xanthine
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The structural formula of xanthine


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Japanese:

生体内に存在する化学物質で、プリン塩基の一種。2・6-ジヒドロキシプリンともよばれる。動物の尿・血液・肝臓、植物の種子などにみいだされる。単離したものは無色の粉末または微細な針状結晶を呈する。分子量152.1。グアニンが脱アミノされたものに等しい。生体内ではプリンヌクレオチドの代謝中間体で、これらは、キサンチンを経て、キサンチンオキシダーゼという酵素で尿酸にまで代謝される。キサンチンのヌクレオシドはキサントシン、ヌクレオチドはキサンチル酸とよばれ、キサンチル酸はグアニル酸を脱アミノするか、核酸を脱アミノしてからアルカリ分解することにより得られる。

[笠井献一]

キサンチンの構造式
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キサンチンの構造式


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