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Preferred term

Uric Acid  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 2,6,8-Trihydroxypurine
  • Trioxopurine

Scope note

  • An oxidation product, via XANTHINE OXIDASE, of oxypurines such as XANTHINE and HYPOXANTHINE. It is the final oxidation product of purine catabolism in humans and primates, whereas in most other mammals URATE OXIDASE further oxidizes it to ALLANTOIN.

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • 2,6,8-trioksipuriini
  • acidum uricum
  • uraatti
  • Swedish

  • Natriumurat
  • Urat

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014527

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