hypoxanthine

American  

[hahy-puh-zan-theen, -thin] / ˌhaɪ pəˈzæn θin, -θɪn /

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.

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hypoxanthine British  

/ -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

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Other Word Forms

• hypoxanthic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hypoxanthine

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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From BBC

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

From Project Gutenberg

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,

From Project Gutenberg

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

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