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<compound>
  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2010-04-08 22:06:46 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2025-11-18 22:59:36 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB005613</accession>
  <name>Pterin</name>
  <description>Pterin is a chemical compound composed of a pyrazine ring and a pyrimidine ring; Pterin is a heterocyclic compound composed of a pyrazine ring and a pyrimidine ring (a pteridine ring system); the pyrimidine ring has a carbonyl oxygen and an amino group. Several tautomers of pterin exist and are shown below. As a group, pterins are compounds that are derivatives of 2-amino-4-oxopteridine, with additional functional groups attached to the pyrazine ring.; the pyrimidine ring has a carbonyl oxygen and an amino group. Several tautomers of pterin exist and are shown below. Pterin belongs to the pteridine family of heterocycles. -- Wikipedia. Pterin is found in soy bean.</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>2-amino-1H-pteridin-4-one</synonym>
    <synonym>2-amino-3H-pteridin-4-one</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Amino-4-hydroxypteridine</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Amino-4-oxodihydropteridine</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Amino-4-oxopteridine</synonym>
    <synonym>2-amino-4-pteridinol</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Amino-4-pteridone</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Amino-4(1H)-pteridinone</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Amino-4(3H)-pteridinone</synonym>
    <synonym>2-amino-Quinonoid dihydropterin</synonym>
    <synonym>2-aminopteridin-4-ol</synonym>
    <synonym>2-Aminopteridin-4-one</synonym>
    <synonym>2-aminopteridin-4(1H)-one</synonym>
    <synonym>2-aminopteridin-4(3H)-one</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Oxo-2-aminopteridine</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Oxopterin</synonym>
    <synonym>4(1H)-Pteridinone, 2-amino-</synonym>
    <synonym>4(3H)-pteridinone, 2-amino-</synonym>
    <synonym>H2-pterin</synonym>
    <synonym>Pteridoxamine</synonym>
    <synonym>Pterin (van)</synonym>
    <synonym>Pterine</synonym>
    <synonym>Quinonoid dihydropterin, 2-amino-</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C6H5N5O</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>163.1368</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>163.049409807</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>2-amino-3,4-dihydropteridin-4-one</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>2-amino-4-oxopteridine</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>2236-60-4</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>NC1=NC2=NC=CN=C2C(=O)N1</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C6H5N5O/c7-6-10-4-3(5(12)11-6)8-1-2-9-4/h1-2H,(H3,7,9,10,11,12)</inchi>
  <inchikey>HNXQXTQTPAJEJL-UHFFFAOYSA-N</inchikey>
  <taxonomy>
    <description> belongs to the class of organic compounds known as pterins and derivatives. These are polycyclic aromatic compounds containing a pterin moiety, which consist of a pteridine ring bearing a ketone and an amine group to form 2-aminopteridin-4(3H)-one.</description>
    <direct_parent>Pterins and derivatives</direct_parent>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Organoheterocyclic compounds</super_class>
    <class>Pteridines and derivatives</class>
    <sub_class>Pterins and derivatives</sub_class>
    <molecular_framework>Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <alternative_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Aminopyrimidines and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Azacyclic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Heteroaromatic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organooxygen compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organopnictogen compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Primary amines</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Pyrazines</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Pyrimidones</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Vinylogous amides</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Amine</substituent>
      <substituent>Aminopyrimidine</substituent>
      <substituent>Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Azacycle</substituent>
      <substituent>Heteroaromatic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic nitrogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organonitrogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organopnictogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Primary amine</substituent>
      <substituent>Pterin</substituent>
      <substituent>Pyrazine</substituent>
      <substituent>Pyrimidine</substituent>
      <substituent>Pyrimidone</substituent>
      <substituent>Vinylogous amide</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <external_descriptors>
      <external_descriptor>a pterin</external_descriptor>
      <external_descriptor>pterin</external_descriptor>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
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      <source>ALOGPS</source>
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      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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      <value>1.49e+00 g/l</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <value>2-amino-3,4-dihydropteridin-4-one</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>donor_count</kind>
    <value>2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>formal_charge</kind>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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  </health_effects>
</compound>
