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The enzyme urate oxidase (UO) or uricase or factor-independent urate hydroxylase absent in humans catalyzes the oxidation of uric acid to 5-hydroxyisourate:Uric acid + O2 + H2O → 5-hydroxyisourate + H2O2 → allantoin + CO2
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