Allantoic acid

Allantoic acid

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Bis(carbamoylamino)acetic acid[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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|- | MeSH | allantoic+acid |-

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| C₄H₈N₄O₄

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| 176.132 g·mol⁻¹

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| Density | 1.618 g mL⁻¹ |- |Section3=! colspan=2 style="background: #f8eaba; text-align: center;" |Hazards

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| Flash point | 219.4 °C (426.9 °F; 492.5 K)

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|- }} Allantoic acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula C₄H₈N₄O₄. It is a crystalline acid obtained by hydrolysis of allantoin.

In nature, allantoic acid is produced from allantoin by the enzyme allantoinase (encoded by the gene AllB (Uniprot: P77671) in Escherichia coli and other bacteria).

References

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