Relating to or containing allantoin or allanturic acid, a substance found in urine related to purine metabolism.
From 'allantoin' plus '-ic' (having the quality of). Emerged in early biochemistry literature to describe substances chemically related to allantoin.
Allanturic acid is a key marker in the breakdown of nucleic acids—the stuff that makes up your DNA!
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