Description

An oxopurine in which the purine ring is substituted by oxo groups at positions 2 and 6 and N-7 is protonated.

Chemical properties

Chemical formula Net charge Average mass
C5H4N4O2 0 152.111
7H-xanthine

Recommended notation

Name xanthine
Abbreviation xG

Nomenclature

IUPAC SMILES InChI InChIKey Synonyms
3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione O=c1[nH]c2nc[nH]c2c(=O)[nH]1 InChI=1S/C5H4N4O2/c10-4-2-3(7-1-6-2)8-5(11)9-4/h1H,(H3,6,7,8,9,10,11) LRFVTYWOQMYALW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • xanthine

Nature

Origin Function Functional detail
Organisms
References
natural damage mutagenic Homo sapiens