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Biological Factors > Pigments, Biological > Pterins > Xanthopterin
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring > Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring > Pteridines > Pterins > Xanthopterin

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Xanthopterin  

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Note

  • a pigment

Scope note

  • 2-Amino-1,5-dihydro-4,6-pteridinedione. Pigment first discovered in butterfly wings and widely distributed in plants and animals.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014976

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