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Preferred term

Xanthine Oxidase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An iron-molybdenum flavoprotein containing FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE that oxidizes hypoxanthine, some other purines and pterins, and aldehydes. Deficiency of the enzyme, an autosomal recessive trait, causes xanthinuria.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Hypoxanthine Dehydrogenase
  • Hypoxanthine Oxidase
  • Hypoxanthine-Xanthine Oxidase
  • Purine-Xanthine Oxidase
  • Xanthine:oxygen oxidoreductase

In other languages

  • French

  • Hypoxanthine oxydase
  • Xanthine oxydase
  • Xanthine:oxygen oxidoreductase
  • Xanthine:Oxygène oxydoréductase

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VNJMW63D-X

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