Biologically Active Substance
alloxan
al·lox·an [ uh-lok-suhn ]
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Acidic compound formed by oxidation of URIC ACID. It is isolated as an efflorescent crystalline hydrate.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Pyrimidine ring with carbonyl oxygens at all 4 carbon atoms; an oxidation product of uric acid which, by destroying beta cells in the pancreas, can cause diabetes mellitus; an experimental antineoplastic.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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