Allopurinol

Allopurinol is a bicyclic structure comprising a pyrazole ring fused to a hydroxy-substituted pyrimidine ring. Among its listed roles, it functions as a radical scavenger, a gout suppressant, an antimetabolite and an EC 1.17.3.2 (xanthine oxidase) inhibitor. It is an organic heterobicyclic compound and a nucleobase analogue. It is derived from a hydride of a 1H-pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Gout agents and Leishmaniasis agents. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Zyloric, Takanarumin, Suspendol and Bloxanth. Its PubChem CID is 135401907.

CAS No 315-30-0
Molecular Formula C5H4N4O
Molecular Weight 136.11 g/mol
Synonyms 1,5-dihydropyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-one

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