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Spirodihydantoin Is a Minor Product of 5-Hydroxyisourate in Urate Oxidation

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posted on 2004-09-16, 00:00 authored by Hongbin Yu, Jacquin C. Niles, John S. Wishnok, Steven R. Tannenbaum
Spirodihydantoin is a minor product from oxidation of uric acid (∼0.15% yield), while spiroiminodihydantoin is a major product from oxidation of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (37% yield, pH 10.2). High pH and temperature favor the formation of both spiro compounds. 18O labeling experiments and in situ generation and decomposition of 5-hydroxy-N7-methylisouric acid indicate that spirodihydantoin and allantoin and spiroiminodihydantoin and guanidinohydantoin are products of 5-hydroxyisourate and 5-hydroxy-8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine intermediates, respectively.

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