Uric acid is a nitrogen-containing end product of the metabolic processing of purines and physiological oxidation (chemical oxidation if bodily biochemical processes). Uric acid is produced principally in the Gastrointestinal tract during the digestion...

Uric acid (or urate) is an organic compound of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen with the formula C5H4N4O3. if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } Metabolic processes Xanthine oxidase...

To the Editor: For measurement of uric acid in serum, calibrators of known concentration must be prepared in a suitable solvent. Uric acid is virtually insoluble in water or common organic solvents, but it can be dissolved in basic solution such as aqueous...

To the Editor: Sample handling requirements for uric acid analysis during recombinant uric acid oxidase (rasburicase, Sanofi-Synthelabo) therapy are a matter of concern. Rasburicase catalyzes the oxidation of uric acid to allantoin, which is easily excreted by the kidney. It is indicated for...

Put your hands up and back away from the breadcrumbs. Feeding New York City pigeons could soon be banned under a proposal to thin the flocks of the birds sometimes referred to as "rats with wings."City Councilman Simcha Felder said Monday that he would introduce...