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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C4H2N2O4
Molecular Weight 142.0697
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of ALLOXAN

SMILES

O=C1NC(=O)C(=O)C(=O)N1

InChI

InChIKey=HIMXGTXNXJYFGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C4H2N2O4/c7-1-2(8)5-4(10)6-3(1)9/h(H2,5,6,8,9,10)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C4H2N2O4
Molecular Weight 142.0697
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Alloxan, a compound for evoking experimental diabetes, preferentially accumulate in pancreatic beta cells via the GLUT2 glucose transporter. Alloxan is a proteasome inhibitor, and its specific toxicity toward β-cell is at least in part through proteasome inhibition. It was found that human beta cells were relatively resistant to this toxin.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
7.9 mM [EC50]
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Molecular target structures in alloxan-induced diabetes in mice.
2002-08-23
Ischemic preconditioning protection against stunning in conscious diabetic sheep: role of glucose, insulin, sarcolemmal and mitochondrial KATP channels.
2002-08-15
Mechanisms of mitogenic and anti-apoptotic signaling by glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide in beta(INS-1)-cells.
2002-08
Influence of diabetic state and that of different sulfonylureas on the size of myocardial infarction with and without ischemic preconditioning in rabbits.
2002-08
Glucose lowering effect of aqueous extract of Enicostemma littorale Blume in diabetes: a possible mechanism of action.
2002-08
Atorvastatin treatment prevents alterations in coronary smooth muscle nuclear Ca2+ signaling in diabetic dyslipidemia.
2002-07-05
Intestinal rather than hepatic microsomal triglyceride transfer protein as a cause of postprandial dyslipidemia in diabetes.
2002-07
Anti-diabetic activity of medicinal plants and its relationship with their antioxidant property.
2002-07
Changed responsiveness of the detrusor in rabbits with alloxan induced hyperglycemia: possible role of 5-hydroxytryptamine for diabetic bladder dysfunction.
2002-07
Effects of electroacupuncture at weiwanxiashu and zusanli points on blood glucose and plasma pancreatic glucagon contents in diabetic rabbits.
2002-06
Investigation on the hypoglycaemic effects of extracts of four Mexican medicinal plants in normal and alloxan-diabetic mice.
2002-06
Oxidative and nitrosative stress induces peroxiredoxins in pancreatic beta cells.
2002-06
Hypoglycemic and hypotriglyceridemic effects of tolbutamide in triphenyltin chloride-induced diabetic rabbits.
2002-06
Isoflurane-induced preconditioning is attenuated by diabetes.
2002-06
Effect of some hypoglycemic herbs on the activity of phase I and II drug-metabolizing enzymes in alloxan-induced diabetic rats.
2002-05-24
Enzyme activities along the tryptophan-nicotinic acid pathway in alloxan diabetic rabbits.
2002-05-10
[Changes of ultrastructure characteritics of Cajal interstitial cell in intestinal tract of diabetic rats].
2002-05
Coronary blood flow control is impaired at rest and during exercise in conscious diabetic dogs.
2002-05
Effect of Cassia auriculata Linn. on serum glucose level, glucose utilization by isolated rat hemidiaphragm.
2002-05
Anti-diabetic activity of alcoholic extract of Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schultes in rats.
2002-05
New mouse model to study islet transplantation in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
2002-04-27
Alloxan is an inhibitor of the enzyme O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase.
2002-04-26
Pharmacokinetic changes of diltiazem and desacetyldiltiazem after oral administration of diltiazem in rabbits with diabetes mellitus induced by alloxan.
2002-04
ATP-dependent K(+) channels contribute to local metabolic coronary vasodilation in experimental diabetes.
2002-04
Experimental diabetes induces hyperreactivity of rabbit renal artery to 5-hydroxytryptamine.
2002-03-29
Barbiturase, a novel zinc-containing amidohydrolase involved in oxidative pyrimidine metabolism.
2002-03-01
Alpha-glucosidase inhibition from a Chinese medical herb (Ramulus mori) in normal and diabetic rats and mice.
2002-03
Formation of compound 305 requires the simultaneous generation of both alloxan and GSH radicals.
2002-02
Effects of chemical sympathectomy by means of 6-hydroxydopamine on insulin secretion and islet morphology in alloxan-diabetic mice.
2002-02
A metalloporphyrin-based superoxide dismutase mimic inhibits adoptive transfer of autoimmune diabetes by a diabetogenic T-cell clone.
2002-02
Sensitivity of HaCat keratinocytes to diabetogenic toxins.
2002-01-15
New trends in the development of oral antidiabetic drugs.
2002-01
Antidiabetic effect of Cogent db, a herbal drug in alloxan-induced diabetes mellitus.
2002-01
Differential impairment of glucagon responses to hypoglycemia, neuroglycopenia, arginine, and carbachol in alloxan-diabetic mice.
2002-01
Efficacy of turmeric on blood sugar and polyol pathway in diabetic albino rats.
2002
Effect of Nigella sativa on glucose concentration, lipid peroxidation, anti-oxidant defence system and liver damage in experimentally-induced diabetic rabbits.
2001-12
Changes in pancreatic lysosomal enzymes activity as the potential factors leading to diabetic enteropathy.
2001-12
Restoration on tissue antioxidants by fenugreek seeds (Trigonella Foenum Graecum) in alloxan-diabetic rats.
2001-10
Biochemical studies on hypoglycemic effect of Aavirai kudineer: a herbal formulation in alloxan diabetic rats.
2001-09
Effect of Vinca rosea extracts in treatment of alloxan diabetes in male albino rats.
2001-08
[The role of insulin-like growth factor-I gene expression abnormality in pathogenesis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy].
2001-02
Histological changes in the retina in experimental alloxan-induced diabetes in rabbits.
2001
Ultrastructural changes in the receptor parts of retinal rods in experimental alloxan-induced diabetes in rabbits.
2001
Changes in glucose, cholesterol and serum lipid fraction levels in experimental diabetes.
2001
The mechanism of alloxan and streptozotocin action in B cells of the rat pancreas.
2001
Alloxan induced cataract in a rat.
2001
Lactoferrin stimulates killing and clearance of bacteria but does not prevent mortality of diabetic mice.
2001
Lipid and exocrine pancreatic ultrastructural changes due to experimental diabetes.
2001
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase protein expression, localization, and activity in the penis of the alloxan-induced diabetic rat.
2001
Protein deficiency attenuates the effects of alloxan on insulin secretion and glucose homeostasis in rats.
2001
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In Vitro Use Guide
After 5-8 days in tissue culture, human or rodent islets were exposed for 14 h to sodium nitroprusside (NP, a nitric oxide donor) (50-200 microM) or for 30 min to streptozotocin (SZ) or alloxan (1-3 mM). Glucose oxidation by human islets was not reduced by NP, but there was a dose-dependent inhibition in rat (40-90% inhibition; P < 0.001) and mouse (10-60% inhibition; P < 0.05) islet glucose oxidation. Glucose (16.7 mM)-induced insulin release by human islets was not impaired after a 30-min exposure to SZ or alloxan, at concentrations that inhibited insulin release from rat (30-80% inhibition; P < 0.001) or mouse (10-70% inhibition; P < 0.05) islets.
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Name Type Language
ALLOXANUM
HPUS  
Preferred Name English
ALLOXAN
HSDB   MI  
Systematic Name English
NSC-7169
Code English
PYRIMIDINETETRONE
Systematic Name English
ALLOXAN [HSDB]
Common Name English
MESOXALYLUREA
Common Name English
2,4,5,6-TETRAOXOHEXAHYDROPYRIMIDINE
Systematic Name English
ALLOXAN [MI]
Common Name English
MESOXALYLCARBAMIDE
Common Name English
2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-PYRIMIDINETETRONE
Systematic Name English
ALLOXANUM [HPUS]
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
PUBCHEM
5781
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HSDB
7493
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CAS
50-71-5
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NSC
7169
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SMS_ID
300000007340
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CHEBI
76451
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID5044946
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MERCK INDEX
m1543
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PRIMARY Merck Index
NCI_THESAURUS
C83525
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NCI_THESAURUS
C45678
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CONCEPT Industrial Aid
FDA UNII
6SW5YHA5NG
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RXCUI
2466730
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WIKIPEDIA
ALLOXAN
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MESH
D000496
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DAILYMED
6SW5YHA5NG
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
200-062-0
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