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Xanthine Oxidase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Xanthine Oxidase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.682.047.928
Unique ID
D014969
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014969
Annotation
/defic: consider also XANTHINES /‌urine (IM) + PURINE-PYRIMIDINE METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS (IM)
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Hypoxanthine Dehydrogenase
Hypoxanthine Oxidase
Hypoxanthine-Xanthine Oxidase
Purine-Xanthine Oxidase
Registry Numbers
EC 1.17.3.2
CAS Type 1 Name
Xanthine:oxygen oxidoreductase
Public MeSH Note
65
History Note
65
Date Established
1965/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2007/07/09
Xanthine Oxidase Preferred
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