Abstract
While the name pteridine is that of a single compound containing fused pyridine and pyrazine rings, it is used more typically to refer to all substituted pteridines, of which the pterins are the most common biologically. We describe here the biological roles of pteridines as pigments, as substrates or cofactors in the biosynthesis of neurotransmitters, and as metal complexes in the form of molybdopterin and related compounds.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry |
Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
Pages | 666-669 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780123786319 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780123786302 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 15 2013 |
Keywords
- Biopterin
- Biosynthesis
- Molybdopterin
- Nitric oxide synthase
- Phenylalanine hydroxylase
- Phenylketonuria
- Tryptophan hydroxylase
- Tyrosine hydroxylase
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)