hypoxanthine

[hahy-puh-zan-theen, -thin]

noun

1. a white, crystalline, almost water-soluble, alkaloidal purine derivative, C 5 H 4 N 4 O, found in animal and vegetable tissues: used chiefly in biochemical research.

hypoxanthine

/ -θɪn, ˌhaɪpəˈzænθiːn /

noun

1. a white or colourless crystalline compound that is a breakdown product of nucleoproteins. Formula: C 5 H 4 N 4 O

Other Word Forms

• hypoxanthic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypoxanthine¹

First recorded in 1835–45; hypo- + xanthine

Example Sentences

They discovered several types of nucleobases, including cytosine, uracil, thymine, adenine, xanthine, and hypoxanthine.

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Sarcine, s�r′sin, n. a nitrogenous substance obtained from the muscular tissue of the horse, ox, hare, &c.—same as Hypoxanthine.

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With this understanding, reference to the numbered nucleus formula above will make plain the structure of all of the purine bases which are included in the following list: Hypoxanthine, C5H4N4O, = 6-monoxypurine.Xanthine,

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Xanthine and hypoxanthine occur in animal urine, and also in the tissues of both plants and animals.

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