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Sigma-Aldrich

Oxypurinol

≥98% (HPLC)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H4N4O2
CAS Number:
2465-59-0
Molecular Weight:
152.11
EC Number:
219-570-9
MDL number:
MFCD00056934
UNSPSC Code:
41106305
PubChem Substance ID:
24898041
NACRES:
NA.51

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

solubility

1 M NaOH: 49.00-51.00 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to yellow (heated NaOH)

SMILES string

O=C1NC(=O)c2cn[nH]c2N1

InChI

1S/C5H4N4O2/c10-4-2-1-6-9-3(2)7-5(11)8-4/h1H,(H3,6,7,8,9,10,11)

InChI key

HXNFUBHNUDHIGC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Oxypurinol has been used as a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, to evaluate its effects on hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation. It has also been used as a xanthine inhibitor to elucidate its contribution in the induction of hpv16 late gene expression.
Oxypurinol, an allopurinol metabolite, is used as an inhibitor to study the specificity and kinetics of of xanthine oxidase(s). Oxypurinol is also used as an anti-inflammatory agent via inhibition of xanthine oxidase.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Oxypurinol has the ability to stimulate osteoblast differentiation and enhance the formation of bone. It is used to treat gout and hyperuricemia. Oxypurinol is considered as a strong antioxidant. It can prevent the actions of xanthine oxidase (XO) in osteoblasts.
An allopurinol metabolite.

Pictograms

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Allopurinol and oxypurinol promote osteoblast differentiation and increase bone formation
Orriss I R, et al.
Experimental Cell Research, 342(2), 166-174 (2016)
Umair Z Malik et al.
Free radical biology & medicine, 51(1), 179-184 (2011-05-11)
Xanthine oxidase (XO) is a critical source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that contribute to vascular inflammation. Binding of XO to vascular endothelial cell glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) results in significant resistance to inhibition by traditional pyrazolopyrimidine-based inhibitors such as allopurinol. Therefore
Xanthine dehydrogenase downregulation promotes TGF beta signaling and cancer stem cell-related gene expression in hepatocellular carcinoma
Chen GL, et al.
Oncogenesis, 6(9), e382-e382 (2017)
Lisa K Stamp et al.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 51(9), 1670-1676 (2012-04-28)
To determine the effects of furosemide on serum urate (SU), plasma oxypurinol and urinary urate. Twenty-three cases with gout receiving furosemide and allopurinol were recruited. Twenty-three controls with gout receiving allopurinol but no diuretics were matched on age, gender, estimated
Daniel Y Ng et al.
European journal of clinical pharmacology, 67(7), 709-713 (2010-12-25)
To determine whether low-dose aspirin and hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) affect the renal clearance of oxypurinol and/or urate. Healthy volunteers (n = 8) were treated with allopurinol (600 mg, control), and allopurinol (600 mg) co-administered with single doses of aspirin (100 mg) or HCTZ (25 mg) or a
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