noun
- a purine base found in nucleic acids and formed during the breakdown of adenine
Usage: biochemistry
Examples
- Hypoxanthine is produced when adenine loses its amino group.
- The enzyme converts hypoxanthine to xanthine in purine metabolism.
- Researchers measured hypoxanthine levels in the blood samples.
- Hypoxanthine can be found in small amounts in various tissues.
- The metabolic pathway involves the oxidation of hypoxanthine.
- Scientists studied hypoxanthine as a marker of cellular damage.