Definitions for "Hypoxanthine"
Hypoxanthine is a naturally occurring purine derivative, and one of the products of the action of xanthine oxidase on xanthine, though more normally in purine degradation, hypoxanthine is oxidized by xanthine oxidase to form xanthine. It is occasionally found as a constituent of nucleic acids where it is present in the anticodon of t RNA in the form of its nucleoside inosine.