English Explanatory Dictionary

biopterin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A coenzyme produced within the body, an oxidized degradation product of tetrahydrobiopterin. Defects in biopterin synthesis or regeneration can cause a form of hyperphenylalaninemia, and biopterin deficiency has been associated with dystonia and rabies.

Word forms

biopterin biopterins
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