An iron-molybdenum flavoprotein containing FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE that oxidizes hypoxanthine, some other purines and pterins, and aldehydes. Deficiency of the enzyme, an autosomal recessive trait, causes xanthinuria.
Also Known As:
Hypoxanthine Dehydrogenase; Hypoxanthine-Xanthine Oxidase; Purine-Xanthine Oxidase; Dehydrogenase, Hypoxanthine; Hypoxanthine Xanthine Oxidase; Oxidase, Hypoxanthine; Oxidase, Hypoxanthine-Xanthine; Oxidase, Purine-Xanthine; Oxidase, Xanthine; Purine Xanthine Oxidase; Hypoxanthine Oxidase; Xanthine:oxygen oxidoreductase