allopurinol sodium
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009958
The sodium form of allopurinol, which is a structural isomer of hypoxanthine. Allopurinol inhibits xanthine oxidase, an enzyme that converts oxypurines to uric acid. By blocking the production of uric acid, this agent decreases serum and urine concentrations of uric acid, thereby providing protection against uric acid-mediated end organ damage in conditions associated with excessive production of uric acid, i.e. the massive cell lysis associated with the treatment of some malignancies.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-009958 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Synonyms | Alositol; Anoprolin; Anzief; Apurol; Bleminol; Bloxanth; Embarin; Epidropal; Foligan; Geapur; Ketobun-A; Urbol; Uricemil; Urosin; Xanturat; Zyloric |
| References | National Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0) |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-ONC-009958",
"term": "allopurinol sodium",
"field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
"definition": "The sodium form of allopurinol, which is a structural isomer of hypoxanthine. Allopurinol inhibits xanthine oxidase, an enzyme that converts oxypurines to uric acid. By blocking the production of uric acid, this agent decreases serum and urine concentrations of uric acid, thereby providing protection against uric acid-mediated end organ damage in conditions associated with excessive production of uric acid, i.e. the massive cell lysis associated with the treatment of some malignancies.",
"synonyms": [
"Alositol",
"Anoprolin",
"Anzief",
"Apurol",
"Bleminol",
"Bloxanth",
"Embarin",
"Epidropal",
"Foligan",
"Geapur",
"Ketobun-A",
"Urbol",
"Uricemil",
"Urosin",
"Xanturat",
"Zyloric"
],
"references": [
"National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
],
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/allopurinol-sodium/"
}
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