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Age-Dependent Variation in Blood Biopterin Peaks Following Oral Tetrahydrobiopterin Administration in Phenylketonuria. [PDF]
J Inherit Metab DisABSTRACT The correct diagnosis of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4, sapropterin dihydrochloride)‐responsive phenylketonuria (PKU) and treatment with BH4 are important for prognosis and quality of life. We examined whether age affects biopterin bioavailability following oral BH4 administration in PKU and whether this influences BH4 responsiveness.
Kitayama K +5 more
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Pushing at the Boundaries of Pterin Chemistry. [PDF]
MoleculesPterins are molecules of substantial interest as they occur in nature in a number of forms with quite distinct and often indispensable roles. Chemically, the synthesis of the principle pterin scaffold is comparably simple, while the insolubility of the pterin building block renders synthetic derivatization extremely difficult.
Correia JV, Bandaru SSM, Schulzke C.
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Inactivation of tyrosinase photoinduced by pterin
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2012 Tyrosinase catalyzes in mammals the first and rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of the melanin, the main pigment of the skin. Pterins, heterocyclic compounds able to photoinduce oxidation of DNA and its components, accumulate in the skin of patients suffering from vitiligo, a chronic depigmentation disorder in which the protection against UV ...
M Laura Dantola, Andres H Thomas
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Pterin-based pigmentation in animals [PDF]
Biology Letters, 2021 Pterins are one of the major sources of bright coloration in animals. They are produced endogenously, participate in vital physiological processes and serve a variety of signalling functions. Despite their ubiquity in nature, pterin-based pigmentation has received little attention when compared to other major pigment classes.
Pedro Andrade, Miguel Carneiro
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Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1972 Abstract Qualitative and quantitative analyses for pterins (derivatives of 2-amino-4-hydroxypteridine) in human urine were carried out by an improved procedure which involved the use of two new weak ion exchangers, ECTEOLA-Sephadex and phospho-Sephadex.
T, Fukushima, T, Shiota
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Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1959 Publisher Summary This chapter describes the bacterial pterin deaminase. In the standard assay, the mixture contains 0.05 ml of pterin carboxylic acid, 0.8 ml of phosphate buffer, and 0.02 to 0.15 ml of enzyme in a final volume of 1.0 ml. Incubation is carried out at 23° in a 1-ml Beckman quartz cuvette with a light path of 1.00 cm. Reaction is begun
B, LEVENBERG, O, HAYAISHI
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Direct coordination of pterin to Fe II enables neurotransmitter biosynthesis in the pterin-dependent hydroxylases [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021 Significance The mononuclear pterin-dependent nonheme iron enzymes catalyze the rate-limiting step in neurotransmitter biosynthesis and are essential in maintaining proper brain function. These enzymes utilize molecular oxygen, a redox active pterin cofactor, and a ferrous active site to generate an Fe IV -
Shyam R. Iyer +13 more
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Tryptophan oxidation photosensitized by pterin
Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2013 Pterins are normal components of cells and they have been previously identified as good photosensitizers under UV-A irradiation, inducing DNA damage and oxidation of nucleotides. In this work, we have investigated the ability of pterin (Ptr), the parent compound of oxidized pterins, to photosensitize the oxidation of another class of biomolecules ...
Thomas, Andrés Héctor +6 more
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The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Abstract Background Cerebral malaria (CM) pathogenesis remains incompletely understood. Having shown low systemic levels of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), an enzymatic cofactor for neurotransmitter synthesis, we hypothesized that BH4 and BH4-dependent neurotransmitters would likewise be low in ...
Matthew P Rubach +13 more
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Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.This review explores how to make staple foods and horticultural crops more nutritious, including how artificial intelligence‐based screening of gene banks helps deploy nutritionally rich germplasm into breeding. Genome editing can help develop crops richer in minerals, vitamins, and health‐promoting compounds, supporting healthier diets and more ...
Rhowell Jr. N. Tiozon +2 more
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