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A7753

Allantoic acid

~95%

Synonym(s):

Diureidoacetic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H8N4O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
176.13
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
202-735-4
MDL number:
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assay

~95%

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

NC(=O)NC(NC(N)=O)C(O)=O

Biochem/physiol Actions

Purine metabolite via the uric acid pathway. In plants the major pathway for the degradation of caffeine is: caffeine → theophylline → 3-methylxantine → xanthine → uric acid → allantoin → allantoic acid → glyoxylic acid + urea →NH3 + CO2.


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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B T Kuzhivelil et al.
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology, 28(12), 979-986 (1999-01-15)
Allantoin and allantoic acid are investigated in the faeces and tissues of the developing sixth instar larva of the moth, Orthaga exvinacea. The nitrogen excreted as allantoin and allantoic acid is compared with nitrogen excreted as uric acid and ammonia.
Biotoxic effects of copper on ureide metabolism of pigeon pea.
D S Reddy et al.
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 54(6), 884-891 (1995-06-01)
María José Raso et al.
Planta, 226(5), 1333-1342 (2007-06-28)
In tropical legumes like French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) or soybean (Glycine max), most of the atmospheric nitrogen fixed in nodules is used for synthesis of the ureides allantoin and allantoic acid, the major long distance transport forms of organic nitrogen