Xanthine Oxidase

Synonyms

Dehydrogenase, Hypoxanthine

Hypoxanthine Dehydrogenase

Hypoxanthine Oxidase

Hypoxanthine Xanthine Oxidase

Hypoxanthine-Xanthine Oxidase

Oxidase, Hypoxanthine

Oxidase, Hypoxanthine-Xanthine

Oxidase, Purine-Xanthine

Oxidase, Xanthine

Purine Xanthine Oxidase

Purine-Xanthine Oxidase

Xanthine:oxygen oxidoreductase

An iron-molybdenum flavoprotein containing FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE that oxidizes hypoxanthine, some other purines and pterins, and aldehydes. Deficiency of the enzyme, an autosomal recessive trait, causes xanthinuria.