Pteridine
IUPAC name	pteridine
Identifiers
CAS number	[91-18-9]
PubChem	1043
SMILES	C1=CN=C2C(=N1)C=NC=N2
Properties
Molecular formula	C6H4N4
Molar mass	132.123
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox references

Pteridine is a chemical compound composed of fused pyrimidine and pyrazine rings. A pteridine is also a group of heterocyclic compounds containing a wide variety of substitutions on this structure. Pterins and flavins are classes of substituted pteridines that have important biological activity.

See also

• Pterin
• Flavin

References

• Voet, D.; Voet, J.G. (2004). Biochemistry (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-39223-5

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