"Xanthine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A purine base found in most body tissues and fluids, certain plants, and some urinary calculi. It is an intermediate in the degradation of adenosine monophosphate to uric acid, being formed by oxidation of hypoxanthine. The methylated xanthine compounds caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline and their derivatives are used in medicine for their bronchodilator effects. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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D019820
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.960.938 D03.633.100.759.758.824.938
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| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Xanthine" by people in Profiles.
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Bacillus anthracis inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase in action: the first bacterial series of structures of phosphate ion-, substrate-, and product-bound complexes. Biochemistry. 2012 Aug 07; 51(31):6148-63.
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Genetic evidence for the essential role of PfNT1 in the transport and utilization of xanthine, guanine, guanosine and adenine by Plasmodium falciparum. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2008 Oct; 161(2):130-9.
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Esters of 5-carboxyl-5-methyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide: a family of spin traps for superoxide. J Org Chem. 2003 Oct 03; 68(20):7811-7.
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A one-step synthesis of 2-(2-Pyridyl)-3H-indol-3-one N-oxide: is it an efficient spin trap for hydroxyl radical? J Org Chem. 2000 Jul 14; 65(14):4460-3.
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Free radicals upregulate complement expression in rabbit isolated heart. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2000 Jul; 279(1):H195-201.
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Use of a low-frequency ESR spectrometer: implications for spin-trapping free radicals, in situ. Free Radic Res Commun. 1991; 12-13 Pt 1:39-46.