The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Total synthesis of L-biopterin from L-tartaric acid via 5-deoxy-L-arabinose

AM Fernandez, L Duhamel

Index: Fernandez, Anne-Marie; Duhamel, Lucette Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1996 , vol. 61, # 24 p. 8698 - 8700

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Abstract

L-Biopterin (1), one of the most ubiquitous compounds in the class of the naturally occurring pterins, was isolated from human urine as a growth factor of Crithidia fasciculata by Patterson et al. 1 Through its 5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydro form, 1 functions as an essential enzyme cofactor in the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine2 and tyrosine to DOPA, 3 in melanine synthesis, 4 and in tryptophan hydroxylation. 5 As a consequence, tetrahydrobiopterin has ...

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