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XDH oxidizes hypoxanthine to form xanthine

Hyp + H2O + O2 → XAN + H2O2

Reactome
R-HSA-74247
Compartment
cytosol
Rhea
RHEA:68013

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Catalysed by

  • hypoxanthine oxidase activity of XDH dimer [cytosol]

Literature

  1. Mutations associated with functional disorder of xanthine oxidoreductase and hereditary xanthinuria in humans Int J Mol Sci, 2012
  2. Cloning and expression in vitro of human xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase Biochem J, 1996
  3. Human xanthine oxidase changes its substrate specificity to aldehyde oxidase type upon mutation of amino acid residues in the active site: roles of active site residues in binding and activation of purine substrate J Biochem, 2007