Term Name: leucopterin (keto form)
Synonyms: 2-amino-5,8-dihydro-4,6,7(3H)-pteridinetrione, 2-amino-5,8-dihydropteridine-4,6,7(3H)-trione, leikopterin, leucopterin, leukopterin
Definition: A member of the class of pterins that is 3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydropteridine substituted by an amino group at position 2 and oxo groups at positions 4, 6 and 7. It is a pigment found in the wings of butterflies.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:178010]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: pterins
has_role: animal metabolite biological pigment
inverse is_tautomer_of: leucopterin (enol form)
is_tautomer_of: leucopterin (enol form)