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Hypoxanthin vs Hypoxanthine - What's the difference?

hypoxanthin | hypoxanthine |

In organic compound|lang=en terms the difference between hypoxanthin and hypoxanthine

is that hypoxanthin is (organic compound) a crystalline nitrogenous substance, closely related to xanthin and uric acid, found throughout the animal body but especially in muscle tissue while hypoxanthine is (organic compound) a bicyclic heterocycle 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid.

As nouns the difference between hypoxanthin and hypoxanthine

is that hypoxanthin is (organic compound) a crystalline nitrogenous substance, closely related to xanthin and uric acid, found throughout the animal body but especially in muscle tissue while hypoxanthine is (organic compound) a bicyclic heterocycle 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid.

hypoxanthin

English

Noun

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  • (organic compound) A crystalline nitrogenous substance, closely related to xanthin and uric acid, found throughout the animal body but especially in muscle tissue.

    • Synonyms

    * sarcin, sarkin (Webster 1913)

    hypoxanthine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia hypoxanthine) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A bicyclic heterocycle 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid