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A chemical compound responsible for some of the colouring in nature. It is also a component of folic acid.
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Pterin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Pterin Andere Namen 2 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pterin — Chembox new ImageFile = pterin structure.png ImageSize = 200px IUPACName = 2 amino 1H pteridin 4 one OtherNames =Pteridoxamine Pterine 4 Oxopterin 2 Amino 4 pteridone 2 Amino 4 hydroxypteridine 2 Amino 4 oxopteridine 2 aminopteridin 4 ol 2 Amino… … Wikipedia
Pterin deaminase — In enzymology, a pterin deaminase (EC number|3.5.4.11) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:2 amino 4 hydroxypteridine + H2O ightleftharpoons 2,4 dihydroxypteridine + NH3Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 2 amino 4… … Wikipedia
pterin — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pter (from Greek pteron wing) + 1 in; from its being a factor in the pigments of butterfly wings Date: 1934 any of various compounds that contain the bicyclic ring system characteristic of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pterin — Term loosely used for any of the compounds containing pteridine; specifically, 2 amino 4 hydroxypteridine. Some pteridines ( e.g., xanthopterin, leucopterin) still retain the p. root. p. deaminase an aminohydrolase catalyzing hydrolytic… … Medical dictionary
Pterin — Pte|rin [↑ Pter u. ↑ in (3)]: das; s, e: ↑ Pteridin … Universal-Lexikon
pterin — pter·in … English syllables
pterin — ˈterə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pter + in; originally formed in German; from its being a factor in the pigments of butterfly wings : a compound containing the pteridine ring system … Useful english dictionary
pterin-4α-carbinolamine dehydratase — (PCD) pter·in 4α car·bin·ol·amine de·hy·dra·tase (PCD) (terґin kahr″bin olґə mēn de hiґdrə tās) 4a hydroxytetrahydrobiopterin dehydratase … Medical dictionary
PCBD1 — Pterin 4 alpha carbinolamine dehydratase/dimerization cofactor of hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 alpha PDB rendering based on 1dch … Wikipedia
