allopurinol sodium
The sodium form of allopurinol, which is a structural isomer of hypoxanthine. Allopurinol inhibits xanthine oxidase, an enzyme that converts oxypurines to uric acid. By blocking the production of uric acid, this agent decreases serum and urine concentrations of uric acid, thereby providing protection against uric acid-mediated end organ damage in conditions associated with excessive production of uric acid, i.e. the massive cell lysis associated with the treatment of some malignancies.
| Synonym: | Alositol Anoprolin Anzief Apurol Bleminol Bloxanth Embarin Epidropal Foligan Geapur Ketobun-A Urbol Uricemil Urosin Xanturat Zyloric |
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| US brand name: | Aloprim Zyloprim |
| Foreign brand name: | Adenock Allo-Puren Allozym Allural Aloral Alositol Anoprolin Anzief Apulonga Apurin Apurol Bleminol Bloxanth Caplenal Cellidrin Cosuric Dabroson Embarin Epidropal Foligan Geapur Gichtex Hamarin Hexanurat Ketanrift Ketobun-A Ledopur Lysuron Miniplanor Monarch Nektrohan Remid Riball Suspendol Takanarumin Urbol Uricemil Uripurinol Urosin Urtias Xanturat Zyloric |
| Code name: | BW-56158 |
| Chemical structure: | 1,5-dihydro-4H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pryimidin-4-one monosodium salt 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-ol monosodium salt |