biopterins

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A form of biopterin — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of biopterin
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