Hypoxanthine Definition

hīpō-zănthēn
noun
A nitrogenous compound, C5H4N4O, formed in the body from the breakdown of nucleic acids.
Webster's New World

(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid.

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hypoxanthine
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hypoxanthines

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