xanthine oxidase

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xanthine oxidase /xan·thine ox·i·dase/ (ok´si-das) a flavoprotein enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of hypoxanthine to xanthine and then to uric acid, the final steps in the degradation of purines; deficiency, an autosomal recessive trait, causes xanthinuria.

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