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Pterin vs Dihydropteroate - What's the difference?

pterin | dihydropteroate |

As nouns the difference between pterin and dihydropteroate

is that pterin is (organic compound) a ketonic amide derivative of pteridine responsible for some of the colouring in nature it is also a component of folic acid while dihydropteroate is a pterin created from para-aminobenzoic acid by the enzyme dihydropteroate synthetase, an important intermediate in folate synthesis.

pterin

English

(wikipedia pterin)

Noun

  • (organic compound) A ketonic amide derivative of pteridine responsible for some of the colouring in nature. It is also a component of folic acid.

    • Derived terms

    * pteridine

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    dihydropteroate

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia dihydropteroate)
  • A pterin created from para-aminobenzoic acid by the enzyme dihydropteroate synthetase, an important intermediate in folate synthesis.