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xanthine oxidase

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Source Word

xanthine oxidase

(biochemistry) A crystallizable flavoprotein enzyme containing iron and molybdenum that promotes the oxidation especially of hypoxanthine and xanthine to uric acid and of many aldehydes to carboxylic acids and that is obtained usually from milk or liver.

Japanese Meaning

キサンチンオキシダーゼ：結晶化可能なフラボ蛋白質酵素で、鉄とモリブデンを含み、通常は牛乳や肝臓から得られる。主にヒポキサンチンおよびキサンチンを尿酸に、また多くのアルデヒドをカルボン酸に酸化する作用を持つ。

What is this buttons?

The researchers measured the activity of xanthine oxidase in liver extracts to study its role in purine metabolism.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

研究者たちは、ヒポキサンチンやキサンチンを主に尿酸へ、また多くのアルデヒドをカルボン酸へ酸化する、鉄とモリブデンを含む結晶化可能なフラボタンパク質酵素（通常は乳や肝臓から得られる）の肝臓抽出物中での活性を測定し、プリン代謝におけるその役割を調べた。

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(biochemistry) A crystallizable flavoprotein enzyme containing iron and molybdenum that promotes the oxidation especially of hypoxanthine and xanthine to uric acid and of many aldehydes to carboxylic acids and that is obtained usually from milk or liver.

xanthine oxidases

（ plural ）

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