Application

Pterine has been used:in photochemicals assay for inducing DNA damageas a substrate in xanthine oxidase assayas a standard in thin layer chromatography (TLC) for quantifying pterine from microbes

Biochem/physiol Actions

Pterine consists of pyrazine and pyrimidine with substitutions in keto and amino group. Pterine is present in all organisms including cyanobacteria. It acts as a cofactor for redox enzymes and serves as a precursor for folic acid synthesis. Pterine from the butterfly wings absorb light and elicit incoherent scattering. Pterine induces alterations in DNA by hydroxylation of deoxyguanosine.

Other Notes

Tandem Mass Spectrometry data independently generated by Scripps Center for Metabolomics is available to view or download in PDF. P1132.pdf Tested metabolites are featured on Scripps Center for Metabolomics METLIN Metabolite Database. To learn more, visit sigma.com/metlin.

Packaging

50, 250 mg in poly bottle

1 g in poly bottle