Dihydropteroate
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Dihydropteroate | |
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IUPAC name | 4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-1,4,7,8-tetrahydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzoic acid |
Molecular formula | C14H14N6O3 |
Identifiers | |
CAS number | [2134-76-1] |
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ChEBI | |
SMILES | C1C(=NC2=C(N1)NC(=NC2=O)N) CNC3=CC=C(C=C3)C(=O)O |
Beilstein Reference | 1226443 |
Properties | |
Molar mass | 314.3 g/mol |
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Dihydropteroate is a pterin created from para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) by the enzyme dihydropteroate synthetase. It in an important intermediate in folate synthesis.