In
this work, nine ternary phase diagrams and three quaternary
phase diagrams of different systems at 298.15, 308.15, and 318.15
K were constructed. The ternary solid–liquid phase equilibrium
of (uric acid + adenine + water), (uric acid + guanine + water), and
(adenine + guanine + water) and quaternary solid–liquid phase
equilibrium of (uric acid + adenine + guanine + water) were determined
at atmospheric pressure (p = 101.3 kPa). The binary
solubility of uric acid, adenine, and guanine in water at different
temperatures was determined and correlated using the modified Apelblat
model, and the mole solubility of adenine was about 30 and 180 times
that of uric acid and guanine, respectively. The relative average
deviation and root-mean-square deviation values were no more than
1.73 × 10–2 and 0.102 × 10–5, respectively. For a ternary system, each phase diagram consisted
of one cosaturated point, two cosaturated solubility curves, and three
solid-phase regions (two single solid-phase regions and one double
solid-phase region). The mutual solubility of uric acid (adenine or
guanine) in the systems of (uric acid + adenine + water), (uric acid
+ guanine + water), or (adenine + guanine + water) increased with
increasing temperature. The unsaturated regions enlarged, and the
single or double solid-phase regions diminished. For a quaternary system, each Janeck projection
of the (uric acid + adenine + guanine + water) system consisted of
one cosaturated point, three cosaturated solubility curves, and three
solid-phase regions. At the same temperature, the solid-phase regions
of three compounds were ranked as guanine > uric acid > adenine.
The
construction of binary, ternary, and quaternary phase diagrams of
uric acid, adenine, and guanine in water was of great significance
for studying the deposition of uric acid, and this can also provide
reference and basic phase equilibrium data for further study of gout
treatment and effects of uric acid on the cardiovascular system.