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Allantoin

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

5-Ureidohydantoin, Glyoxylic(acid) diureide

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H6N4O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
158.12
Beilstein:
102364
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

ign. residue

≤0.2%

mp

230 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 0.1 g/10 mL, clear, colorless

application(s)

food and beverages

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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Application

Allantoin may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in biological samples using different chromatography techniques.
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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

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Improved HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of allantoin, uric acid and creatinine in cattle urine
George.K.S, et al.
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Applications, 832(1), 134-137 (2006)
Analysis of oxonic acid, uric acid, creatine, allantoin, xanthine and hypoxanthine in poultry litter by reverse phase HPLC
Eiteman.A.M, et al.
Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 348(10), 680-683 (1994)
Measurement of allantoin in urine and plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography with pre-column derivatization
Chen.B.X, et al.
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Applications, 617(2), 241-247 (1993)
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

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