Chemistry:Allantoic acid

Allantoic acid

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

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• 99-16-1 ^N

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• B01270

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Beilstein Reference

| 1790227 |- | ChEBI

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• CHEBI:30837 ^Y

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• 198 ^Y

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| EC Number

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• 202-735-4

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| 240954 |-

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• C00499 ^N

|- | MeSH | allantoic+acid |-

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PubChem CID

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• 203

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• 02WGT7SHWJ ^N

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InChI

• InChI=1S/C4H8N4O4/c5-3(11)7-1(2(9)10)8-4(6)12/h1H,(H,9,10)(H3,5,7,11)(H3,6,8,12) ^Y

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• NC(=O)NC(NC(N)=O)C(O)=O

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Chemical formula

| C₄H₈N₄O₄

|- | Molar mass

| 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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Related compounds

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• Dimethylurea
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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).