Bioactivity | L-Primapterin (7-Biopterin) is the 7-isomer of L-biopterin. L-Primapterin is a characteristic marker of hyperphenylalaninemia variant primapterinuria, which is excreted in the urine[1][2]. |
CAS | 2636-52-4 |
Formula | C9H11N5O3 |
Molar Mass | 237.22 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Curtius HC, et al. Progress in the study of biosynthesis and role of 7-substituted pterins: function of pterin-4a-carbinolamine dehydratase. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1993;338:107-10. [2]. Ayling JE, et al. Hyperphenylalaninemia and 7-pterin excretion associated with mutations in 4a-hydroxy-tetrahydrobiopterin dehydratase/DCoH: analysis of enzyme activity in intestinal biopsies. Mol Genet Metab. 2000 Jul;70(3):179-88. |