From 3,6,8-Trimethylallantoin to Glyoxylate and N,N'-Dimethylurea and N-Methylurea

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Medline reference
Madyastha KM, Sridhar GR. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1998) 249(1): 178-81.

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             3,6,8-Trimethylallantoin             
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                         |  2H2O
                         | /
                         |/
                         |
                         v\
                         | \
                         |  H+
                         v
  Glyoxylate + N,N'-Dimethylurea + N-Methylurea
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