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Xanthin
Xanthin
A
white
microcrystalline
nitrogenous
compound
,
C5H4O2N4
,
present
in
muscle
tissue
, in
the
liver
,
spleen
,
pancreas
,
and
other
organs
,
and
also
in
urine
(in
small
quantities
)
and
some
urinary
calculi
,
and
in
the
juices
of
certain
plants
;
so
called
because
it
leaves
a
yellow
residue
when
evaporated
to
dryness
with
nitric
acid
.
Xanthine
is
closely
related
to
uric
acid
.
Xanthin
n.
A
crystalline
nitrogenous
body
closely
related
to
both
uric
acid
and
hypoxanthin
,
present
in
muscle
tissue
,
and
occasionally
found
in
the
urine
and
in
some
urinary
calculi
. It is
also
present
in
guano
. So
called
from
the
yellow
color
of
certain
of
its
salts
(
nitrates
).
Xanthin
n.
A
yellow
insoluble
coloring
matter
extracted
from
yellow
flowers
;
specifically
,
the
coloring
matter
of
madder
.
Xanthin
n.
One
of
the
gaseous
or
volatile
decomposition
products
of
the
xanthates
,
and
probably
identical
with
carbon
disulphide
.
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