| IUPAC name | 3,7-dihydropurine-2,6-dione |
| inchi | InChI=1S/C5H4N4O2/c10-4-2-3(7-1-6-2)8-5(11)9-4/h1H,(H3,6,7,8,9,10,11) |
| inchi key | LRFVTYWOQMYALW-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| molecular formula | C5H4N4O2 |
| synonyms | xanthine69-89-62,6-Dihydroxypurine2,6-dioxopurine1H-Purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dione |
| Compound Description | 9H-xanthine is an oxopurine in which the purine ring is substituted by oxo groups at positions 2 and 6 and N-9 is protonated. It has a role as a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite. It is a tautomer of a 7H-xanthine.A purine base found in most body tissues and fluids, certain plants, and some urinary calculi. It is an intermediate in the degradation of adenosine monophosphate to uric acid, being formed by oxidation of hypoxanthine. The methylated xanthine compounds caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline and their derivatives are used in medicine for their bronchodilator effects. Xanthine is a metabolite found in or produced by Escherichia coli .Xanthine has been reported in Eleutherococcus giraldii, Drosophila melanogaster, and other organisms with data available.Xanthine is a purine base found in most body tissues and fluids, certain plants, and some urinary calculi. It is an intermediate in the degradation of adenosine monophosphate to uric acid, being formed by oxidation of hypoxanthine. The methylated xanthine compounds caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline and their derivatives are used in medicine for their bronchodilator effects. .Xanthine is a metabolite found in or produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.A purine base found in most body tissues and fluids, certain plants, and some urinary calculi. It is an intermediate in the degradation of adenosine monophosphate to uric acid, being formed by oxidation of hypoxanthine. The methylated xanthine compounds caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline and their derivatives are used in medicine for their bronchodilator effects. |
