The identification of 2,8-dihydroxyadenine, a new component of urinary stones.
Stones passed by a child homozygous for a deficiency of the enzyme adenine phosphoribosyltransferase have been identified by u.v., i.r. and mass spectrometry as 2,8-dihydroxyadenine.
D000225:Adenine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D000228:Adenine Phosphoribosyltransferase / Q000172:deficiency*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010430:Pentosyltransferases / Q000172:deficiency*; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*
C002993:2,8-dihydroxyadenine; D010430:Pentosyltransferases; D000228:Adenine Phosphoribosyltransferase; D000225:Adenine