xanthine
Kelime Anlamı :

1. ksantin.
2. buharlaşınca sarı renk bırakan nitrojenli beyaz bir karışım.
3. biyokim.
4. Birçok vücut dokularında bulunan bir bileşim (C5H4N4O2), ksantin.
Tanımlar :
1. A yellowish-white, crystalline purine base, C5H4N4O2, that is a precursor of uric acid and is found in blood, urine, muscle tissue, and certain plants.
2. any of several derivatives of this compound.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. any of a group of alkaloids, that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. A type of purine obtainable as a white microcrystalline powder, C5H4O2N4, present in muscle tissue, in the liver, spleen, pancreas, and other organs, and also in urine (in small quantities) and some urinary calculi, and in the juices of certain plants; -- so called because it leaves a yellow residue when evaporated to dryness with nitric acid. it is also present in guano. xanthine is closely related to uric acid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. crystalline oxidation product of the metabolism of nucleoproteins; precursor of uric acid; found in many organs and in urine
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