Definition of hypoxanthine in English:
hypoxanthine
noun ˌhʌɪpəʊˈzanθiːnˌhīpōˈzanTHēn
mass nounBiochemistry A compound which is an intermediate in the metabolism of purines in animals and occurs in plant tissues.
Alternative name: 6-hydroxypurine; chemical formula: C₅H₄N₄O
Example sentencesExamples
- Synchronised cultures were exposed to superoxide anion generating system hypoxanthine and xanthine oxidase.
- The deamination product of adenine is hypoxanthine, and hypoxanthine base pairs with cytosine rather than thymine.
- Nitrosative deamination of cytosine and adenine results in uracil and hypoxanthine, respectively.
- Adenine is converted to hypoxanthine at 2-3% of the rate of cytosine deamination.
- Like arginine, hypoxanthine is a limiting N source.