A0349000
Allantoin
European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard
Synonym(s):
5-Ureidohydantoin, Glyoxylic(acid) diureide
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H6N4O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
158.12
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
102364
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24
grade
pharmaceutical primary standard
API family
allantoin
manufacturer/tradename
EDQM
mp
230 °C (dec.) (lit.)
application(s)
pharmaceutical (small molecule)
format
neat
storage temp.
2-8°C
SMILES string
NC(=O)NC1NC(=O)NC1=O
InChI
1S/C4H6N4O3/c5-3(10)6-1-2(9)8-4(11)7-1/h1H,(H3,5,6,10)(H2,7,8,9,11)
InChI key
POJWUDADGALRAB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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General description
This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.
For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.
For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.
Application
Allantoin EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Purine metabolite via the uric acid pathway. Uric acid also reacts with free radicals to produce allantoin, thus allantoin may be a useful biomarker for oxidative stress.
Packaging
The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.
Other Notes
Sales restrictions may apply.
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk_germany
WGK 1
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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Angelo Zinellu et al.
European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences, 47(1), 117-123 (2012-06-05)
The dyslipidemia control through lipid lowering therapy is one of the targets for the treatment of CKD. By this pilot study we aimed to evaluate the effect of hypolipidemic drugs on the levels of low molecular weight (LMW) thiols bound
Rufus Turner et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 891-892, 85-89 (2012-03-09)
Allantoin is the major oxidation product of urate in humans and is a potential biomarker of oxidative stress. Several methods are used to measure allantoin in biological samples but they have inherent issues that can include lack of specificity and
Dora Il'yasova et al.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry, 413(19-20), 1446-1453 (2012-06-12)
Oxidative damage produced by reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been implicated in the etiology and pathology of many health conditions, including a large number of chronic diseases. Urinary biomarkers of oxidative status present a great opportunity to study redox balance
Camila G Moreira et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 141(3), 1005-1011 (2012-04-17)
Pyrostegia venusta is a native Brazilian plant which has a variety of uses in traditional folk medicine including the treatment of vitiligo. However, its effectiveness on melanogenesis is not yet elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the melanogenic activity of
Peng Wang et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 60(11), 2793-2798 (2012-03-01)
Despite increasing knowledge of allantoin as a phytochemical involved in rice, relatively little is known about its distribution and function in rice grains. In this study, allantoin was quantified in 15 Chinese rice grains, and its contents varied with grain
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