Showing chemical card for 5-Hydroxyisourate (CFc000011313)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-13 18:59:02 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000011313
Molecule Identification
Common Name
5-Hydroxyisourate
Definition
5-Hydroxyisourate (CAS: 6960-30-1) belongs to the class of organic compounds known as xanthines. These are purine derivatives with a ketone group conjugated at carbons 2 and 6 of the purine moiety. 5-Hydroxyisourate is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). 5-Hydroxyisourate exists in all living organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans. Outside of the human body, 5-hydroxyisourate has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as soybeans, common thymes, poppies, blackcurrants, black elderberries, and rapes. This could make 5-hydroxyisourate a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. 5-Hydroxyisourate is the product of the oxidation of uric acid by urate oxidase.
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as xanthines. These are purine derivatives with a ketone group conjugated at carbons 2 and 6 of the purine moiety.
