Pteridine
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Pteridine | |
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IUPAC name | pteridine |
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CAS number | [91-18-9] |
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SMILES | C1=CN=C2C(=N1)C=NC=N2 |
Properties | |
Molecular formula | C6H4N4 |
Molar mass | 132.123 |
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Pteridine is a chemical compound composed of fused pyrimidine and pyrazine rings. A pteridine is also a group of heterocyclic compounds containing a wide variety of substitutions on this structure. Pterins and flavins are classes of substituted pteridines that have important biological activity.
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- Voet, D.; Voet, J.G. (2004). Biochemistry (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-39223-5