pterin
2-amino-4-hydroxypteridine
Identification
| Name | pterin |
| IUPAC | 2-amino-1H-pteridin-4-one |
| CAS Number | 2236-60-4 |
| EINECS | 218-799-1 |
| FDA UNII | 85MA24E1NH |
| Molecular Formula | C6 H5 N5 O |
| Molecular Weight | 163.14005000 |
| MDL Number | MFCD00010557 |
| Nikkaji Number | J38.136E |
| Beilstein | 150294 |
Regulatory
Physical Properties
| Assay | 95.00 to 100.00 |
| Food Chemicals Codex Listed | No |
| Soluble in | water, 175 mg/L @ 20 °C (exp) |
No sensory data available
Safety Information
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity | Not determined |
| Dermal Toxicity | Not determined |
| Inhalation Toxicity | Not determined |
GHS Classification
['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']
Safety in Use
| Category | natural substances and extractives |
| Recommendation for pterin usage levels up to | not for fragrance use. |
| Recommendation for pterin flavor usage levels up to | not for flavor use. |
No supplier data available
Potential Uses
Natural Occurrence
Synonyms
2-
amino-1H-pteridin-4-one
2-
amino-4(1H)-pteridinone
2-
amino-4-hydroxypteridine
pteridoxamine
4-oxo
pterin
quinonoid dihydropterin, 2-amino-
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Acanthamoeba and Dictyostelium Use Different Foraging Strategies.
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Degradation and interconversion of plant pteridines during sample preparation and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
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Overexpression of folate biosynthesis genes in rice (Oryza sativa L.) and evaluation of their impact on seed folate content.
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Metabolic features of the cell danger response.
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Enhancing pterin and para-aminobenzoate content is not sufficient to successfully biofortify potato tubers and Arabidopsis thaliana plants with folate.
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New era in treatment for phenylketonuria: Pharmacologic therapy with sapropterin dihydrochloride.
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Molybdenum and tungsten in Campylobacter jejuni: their physiological role and identification of separate transporters regulated by a single ModE-like protein.
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Tetrahydrobiopterin in intestinal lumen: its absorption and secretion in the small intestine and the elimination in the large intestine.
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Folate fortification of rice by metabolic engineering.
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Enhancement of folates in plants through metabolic engineering.
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Folate synthesis in plants: the first step of the pterin branch is mediated by a unique bimodular GTP cyclohydrolase I.
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Consumption of the folate breakdown product para-aminobenzoylglutamate contributes minimally to urinary folate catabolite excretion in humans: investigation using [(13)C(5)]para-aminobenzoylglutamate.
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Structure, fluorescent properties and proposed function in phototaxis of the stigma apparatus in the ciliate chlamydodon mnemosyne
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Complexing influence of cobalt and nickel ions on the electrochemical reduction of pterin and related compounds at a mercury drop.
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Studies on cinnamic acid-4-hydroxylase from wounded potato tissue: isolation and characterization of cinnamic acid-4-hydroxylase activation factor.
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Determination of the active portion of the folic acid molecule in cellular slime mold chemotaxis.