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Allantoic acid

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Allantoic acid
Skeletal formula of allantoic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name Bis(carbamoylamino)acetic acid
Other names
  • 2,2-Diacetic acid
  • Diureidoacetate
  • 2,2-Diureidoacetic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
Beilstein Reference 1790227
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.002.487 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 202-735-4
Gmelin Reference 240954
KEGG
MeSH allantoic+acid
PubChem CID
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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)Key: NUCLJNSWZCHRKL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • NC(=O)NC(NC(N)=O)C(O)=O
Properties
Chemical formula C4H8N4O4
Molar mass 176.132 g·mol
Density 1.618 g mL
Hazards
Flash point 219.4 °C (426.9 °F; 492.5 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). ☒N verify (what is  ?) Infobox references
Chemical compound

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).

References

  1. "allantoic acid - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 16 September 2004. Identification. Retrieved 27 June 2012.


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