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GO: Biological Process

dihydrobiopterin metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0051066
Synonyms
  • 6,7-dihydrobiopterin metabolic process
  • 7,8-dihydrobiopterin metabolic process
  • dihydrobiopterin reduction
  • dihydropterin metabolic process
  • dihydropterin metabolism
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving a dihydrobiopterin, a reduced pteridine derivative related to folic acid; it acts as an electron carrier in tyrosine biosynthesis and its quinoid form is produced by oxidation of tetrahydrobiopterin in several biological hydroxylation reactions. 2557335
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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