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7,8-dihydrobiopterin

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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
2-amino-6-[(1S,2R)-1,2-dihydroxypropyl]-3,4,7,8-tetrahydropteridin-4-one
IUPAC Traditional name
dihydrobiopterin
Synonyms
HBL
L-erythro-7,8-Dihydrobiopterin
L-erythro-dihydrobiopterin
Dihydrobiopterin
L-erythro-q-dihydrobiopterin
HBI
quinonoid dihydrobiopterin
q-BH2

DATABASE IDS

PubChem CID 5460203
PubChem SID 46508233
CAS Number 6779-87-9

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Description (English)
Item Information
Drug Groups experimental
Description 7,8-dihydrobiopterin is an inhibitor of the enzyme dihydroneopterin aldolase (DHNA), which catalyzes the conversion of 7,8-dihydroneopterin to 6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropterin and glycolaldehyde.

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