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biopterin

biopterin noun: 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.

Noun

biopterin (countable and uncountable, plural biopterins)

  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.

Forms of biopterin

pluralbiopterins

Questions about biopterin

What does biopterin mean?
Biopterin means 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.
What part of speech is biopterin?
Biopterin is a noun.
What is the plural of biopterin?
The plural of biopterin is biopterins.

Words near biopterin in the dictionary

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  2. biopsychosocially
  3. biopsychosociocultural
  4. biopsychospiritual
  5. biopsying
  6. biopterin
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  8. bioptic
  9. bioptical
  10. biopticon
  11. biopticons

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