Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (8th Edition)
Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (8th Edition)
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Author: John E. McMurry, David S. Ballantine, Carl A. Hoeger, Virginia E. Peterson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 25.4, Problem 25.3CIAP
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The structure of allopurinol with the structures of hypoxanthine and xanthine has to be compared.

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Uric acid is the end product of the breakdown of purine nucleosides and urate ion is formed by the loss of its acidic hydrogen. After a number of enzymatic steps, adenosine produces xanthine which is then converted to uric acid.

Gout is the condition by which the uric acid production increases and the treatment of gout relies on allopurinol. Allopurinol is a structural analog of hypoxanthine which is a precursor of xanthine in the formation of urate.

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