PTERIN


Meaning of PTERIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈter-ən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pter- (from Greek pteron wing) + -in (I); from its being a factor in the pigments of butterfly wings

Date: 1934

: any of various compounds that contain the bicyclic ring system characteristic of pteridine

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