5-Hydroxyhydantoin

5-Hydroxyhydantoin

Names
IUPAC name 5-Hydroxy-2,4-imidazolidinedione
Other names Glyoxalurea; Allanturic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	29410-13-7
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
InChI InChI=1S/C3H4N2O3/c6-1-2(7)5-3(8)4-1/h1,6H,(H2,4,5,7,8) Key: WYLUZALOENCNQU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES OC1NC(=O)NC1=O
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H4N2O3
Molar mass	116.08 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

5-Hydroxyhydantoin is an oxidation product of 2′-deoxycytidine. If not repaired, it may be processed by DNA polymerases that induce mutagenic processes.^[1]

References

1. "Excision of the oxidatively formed 5-hydroxyhydantoin and 5-hydroxy-5-methylhydantoin pyrimidine lesions by Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA N-glycosylases". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1790: 16–24. doi:10.1016/j.bbagen.2008.10.001. Retrieved August 5, 2015.