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xanthines mainly act to
oppose the
actions of adenosine, and
increase alertness in the
central nervous system.
Methylxanthines (methylated
xanthines)...
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Xanthine oxidase (XO or XAO) is a form of
xanthine oxidoreductase, a type of
enzyme that
generates reactive oxygen species.
These enzymes catalyze the...
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xanthine oxidase inhibitor is any
substance that
inhibits the
activity of
xanthine oxidase, an
enzyme involved in
purine metabolism. In humans, inhibition...
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xanthines and
their derivatives (natural: caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine; and synthetic: PSB-1901), but
there are also non-
xanthine representatives...
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result in harm, this use has not been well studied.
Allopurinol is in the
xanthine oxidase inhibitor family of medications.
Allopurinol was
approved for medical...
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function of
xanthine oxidase in the
purine degradation pathway.
Xanthine oxidase will
degrade hypoxanthine to
xanthine and then to uric acid.
Xanthine is not...
- Pentoxifylline, also
known as oxpentifylline, is a
xanthine derivative used as a drug to
treat muscle pain in
people with
peripheral artery disease. It...
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Xanthine dehydrogenase, also
known as XDH, is a
protein that, in humans, is
encoded by the XDH gene.
Xanthine dehydrogenase belongs to the
group of...
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Caffeine is a bitter,
white crystalline xanthine alkaloid that acts as a
psychoactive stimulant drug. It can have both
positive and
negative effects on...
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Methylxanthines are
chemical compounds which are
derivatives of
xanthine with one or more
methyl groups, including: One
methyl group: 1-Methylxanthine...
