Chemicals and Drugs

Alloxan

Acidic compound formed by oxidation of URIC ACID. It is isolated as an efflorescent crystalline hydrate.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Acidic compound formed by oxidation of URIC ACID. It is isolated as an efflorescent crystalline hydrate.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C4H2N2O4
Molecular Weight
142.07 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
50-71-5
IUPAC Name
1,3-diazinane-2,4,5,6-tetrone
InChIKey
HIMXGTXNXJYFGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1(=O)C(=O)NC(=O)NC1=O
MeSH Unique ID
D000496
Source
PubChem CID 5781

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25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

for ALLOXAN DIABETES, index ALLOXAN only if the chemical is particularly discussed

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. D03w.383.742.698.122w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Alloxan. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000496. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000496
  2. Alloxan. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alloxan
  3. Alloxan. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q417701
  4. Alloxan. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5781. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5781