Structured Summary
Abstract
A XANTHINE OXIDASE inhibitor that decreases URIC ACID production. It also acts as an antimetabolite on some simpler organisms.
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Synonyms
42 entry terms
- Allohexal
- Allohexan
- Alloprin
- Allopurin
- Allorin
- Allpargin
- Allural
- Apulonga
- Apurin
- Atisuril
- Bleminol
- Caplenal
- Capurate
- Cellidrin
- Embarin
- Foligan
- Hamarin
- Jenapurinol
- Lopurin
- Lysuron
- Milurit
- Milurite
- Novopurol
- Pan Quimica
- Progout
- Pureduct
- Purinol
- Remid
- Rimapurinol
- Roucol
- Suspendol
- Tipuric
- Uribenz
- Uridocid
- Uripurinol
- Urosin
- Urtias
- Xanthomax
- Xanturic
- Zygout
- Zyloprim
- Zyloric
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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68(67)
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Previous Indexing
- Enzymes (1966)
- Xanthine Oxidase (1966)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Allopurinol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000493. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000493
- Allopurinol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allopurinol
- Allopurinol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q412486