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uric acid

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uric acid

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Also known as urate, 2,6,8-Trihydroxypurine, 7,9-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6,8(3H)-trione

end product of nucleic acid degradation

OverviewAI-generated

Uric acid is a chemical compound with the formula C₅H₄N₄O₃. Its IUPAC name is 7,9-dihydro-3H-purine-2,6,8-trione. The substance has a mass of 168.028 and a density of 1.89. It possesses a charge of 0, an xlogp of -1.9, and a tpsa of 99.3. The molecule contains four hydrogen bond donors and three hydrogen bond acceptors.

The canonical SMILES representation for uric acid is C12=C(NC(=O)N1)NC(=O)NC2=O. A PubChem entry lists its weight as 168.11. The compound is associated with a Commons category titled "Uric acid".

Literature on uric acid includes 53676 entries in PubMed. The subject is referenced by 480 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, PubChem, PubMed, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Chemical data

Formula
C5H4N4O3
Molecular weight
168.11 g/mol
IUPAC name
7,9-dihydro-3H-purine-2,6,8-trione
SMILES
C12=C(NC(=O)N1)NC(=O)NC2=O
InChIKey
LEHOTFFKMJEONL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
-1.9
Polar surface area
99.3 Ų
H-bond donors
4
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Research

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Encyclopedic overview

Names

Preferred IUPAC name 7,9-Dihydro-1H-purine-2,6,8(3H)-trione

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