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Xanthine vs Xanthosine - What's the difference?

xanthine | xanthosine |

As nouns the difference between xanthine and xanthosine

is that xanthine is (chemistry) 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 while xanthosine is (organic compound) a nucleoside derived from xanthine and ribose.

xanthine

English

(wikipedia xanthine)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) 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.

    • Usage notes

    * There is much confusion between this word and (xanthein), and they are often interchanged.

    Derived terms

    * xanthine oxidase

    Anagrams

    * xanthein ----

    xanthosine

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia xanthosine)
  • (organic compound) A nucleoside derived from xanthine and ribose.
  • * 2010 , Bertil B. Fredholm, Methylxanthines
    • Xanthosine , the initial substrate of purine alkaloid synthesis, is supplied by at least four different pathways