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ChEBI Name	alloxan

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:76451

Definition	A member of the class of pyrimidones, the structure of which is that of perhydropyrimidine substituted at C-2, -4, -5 and -6 by oxo groups.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Submitter	KAX

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Formula

C4H2N2O4

Net Charge

Average Mass

142.06970

Monoisotopic Mass

142.00146

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H2N2O4/c7-1-2(8)5-4(10)6-3(1)9/h(H2,5,6,8,9,10)

InChIKey

HIMXGTXNXJYFGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

O=C1NC(=O)C(=O)C(=O)N1

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	metabolite Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.

Application(s):	hyperglycemic agent A drug which increases the blood glucose level.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	alloxan (CHEBI:76451) has functional parent barbituric acid (CHEBI:16294) alloxan (CHEBI:76451) has role hyperglycemic agent (CHEBI:76916) alloxan (CHEBI:76451) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212) alloxan (CHEBI:76451) is a pyrimidone (CHEBI:38337)

IUPAC Name

pyrimidine-2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-tetrone

Synonyms	Sources
2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-Pyrimidinetetrone	NIST Chemistry WebBook
2,4,5,6-pyrimidinetetrone	SUBMITTER
2,4,5,6-Tetraoxohexahydropyrimidine	ChemIDplus
5,6-dioxouracil	MetaCyc
5-oxobarbituric acid	ChemIDplus
Alloxane	ChemIDplus
Mesoxalylcarbamide	ChemIDplus
Mesoxalylurea	ChemIDplus
NSC 7169	NIST Chemistry WebBook
Pyrimidinetetrone	NIST Chemistry WebBook

Last Modified

08 January 2014