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- xan|thine «ZAN theen, -thihn», noun.a crystalline, nitrogenous substance, present in the urine, blood, liver, and muscle tissue, and also in various plants. Formula: C5H4O2N4
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hy|po|xan|thine — «HY puh ZAN theen, thihn», noun. a crystalline, nitrogenous compound, related to xanthine, and found in the muscles, liver, and spleen, as well as in various plant tissues. Formula: C5H4N4O … Useful english dictionary
xan — an·tho·xan·thin; an·tho·xan·thum; pyo·xan·those; xan·ci·dae; xan·cus; xan·tha·mide; xan·tha·tion; xan·the·las·ma; xan·thene; xan·the·nyl; xan·thi·an; xan·thic; xan·thi·dae; xan·thid·i·um; xan·thin; xan·thine; xan·thip·pe; xan·thism; xan·thi·um;… … English syllables
thine — ab·sin·thine; acan·thine; am·a·ran·thine; am·i·an·thine; an·a·can·thine; an·thine; Ban·thine; cal·y·can·thine; ceph·a·ran·thine; hy·a·cin·thine; ian·thine; ju·gur·thine; lab·y·rin·thine; or·ni·thine; oxy·acan·thine; rhad·a·man·thine;… … English syllables
xanthine — xan·thine … English syllables
xanthine dehydrogenase — xan·thine de·hy·dro·gen·ase (zanґthēn de hiґdro jən ās) [EC 1.17.1.4] an enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the hydroxylation of xanthine to urate, using NAD+ as an electron acceptor; it also acts on a variety of… … Medical dictionary
xanthine — xan•thine [[t]ˈzæn θin, θɪn[/t]] n. 1) biochem. a crystalline, nitrogenous compound, C5H4N4O2, related to uric acid, occurring in urine, blood, and certain animal and vegetable tissues 2) biochem. any derivative of this compound • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
Xanthine — A substance found in caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline and encountered in tea, coffee, and the colas. Chemically, xanthine is a purine. There is a genetic disease of xanthine metabolism, xanthinuria, due to deficiency of an enzyme, xanthine … Medical dictionary
hypoxanthine — 6 Oxypurine; purin 6(1H) one; a purine present in the muscles and other tissues, formed during purine catabolism by deamination of adenine; elevated in molybdenum cofactor deficiency. SYN: 6 hydroxypurine. h. guanine phosphoribosyltransferase ( … Medical dictionary
hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase — hy·po·xan·thine gua·nine phos·pho·ri·bo·syl·trans·fer·ase gwän .ēn .fäs fō .rī bō sil tran(t)s (.)fər .ās, .āz n an enzyme that conserves hypoxanthine in the body by limiting its conversion to uric acid and that is lacking in Lesch Nyhan syndrome … Medical dictionary
methylxanthine — meth·yl·xan·thine .meth əl zan .thēn n a methylated xanthine derivative (as caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline) * * * meth·yl·xan·thine (meth″əl zanґthēn) any of the methylated derivatives of xanthine, including caffeine,… … Medical dictionary
