PHL89518

Allantoin

phyproof^® Reference Substance

• Synonym(s): 5-Ureidohydantoin, Glyoxylic(acid) diureide
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₄H₆N₄O₃
• CAS Number: 97-59-6
• Molecular Weight: 158.12
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 102364
• MDL number: MFCD00005260
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: primary reference standard
• product line: phyproof^® Reference Substance
• assay: ≥98.0% (HPLC)
• manufacturer/tradename: PhytoLab
• mp: 230 °C (dec.) (lit.)
• application(s): food and beverages
• format: neat
• 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

Description

General description

This substance is a primary reference substance with assigned absolute purity (considering chromatographic purity, water, residual solvents, inorganic impurities). The exact value can be found on the certificate. Produced by PhytoLab GmbH & Co. KG

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.

Legal Information

phyproof is a registered trademark of PhytoLab GmbH & Co. KG

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable