BIOSYNTHESIS OF PTERIDINES IN SKIN OF TADPOLE RANA CATESBEIANA

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SUGIURA, K
GOTO, M
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[1] Department of Chemistry, Gakushuin University, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
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10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a128944
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Biosynthesis of biopterin in the skin of the tadpole, Rana catesbeianawas investigated with guanosine-14C(U), neopterin-8a-14C, 7,8-dihydroneopterin- 8a-14C, neopterin-3'-phosphate-8a-14C and 7, 8-dihydro-2-amino- 4-hydroxypteridine-8a-14C. It was found that after incubating any of these compounds with tadpole skins radioactive biopterin could be isolated. Neopterin-3'-phosphate-8a-14C and 7,8-dihydroneopterin were both incorporated into biopterin more effectively than neopterin. Thus, it was postulated that dihydroneopterin-3'-phosphate or its pyrophosphate might be a direct precursor of biopterin. © 1968 by the Journal of Biochemistry.
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