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PRONUNCIATION OF PTERIDINE

pteridine  [ˈtɛrɪˌdiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PTERIDINE

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determiner
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Pteridine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PTERIDINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pteridine

Pteridine is an aromatic 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. Pteridine, is a precursor in the synthesis of dihydrofolic acid in many microorganisms. Pteridine and 4-Aminobenzoic acid convert by the enzyme dihydropteroate synthetase into dihydrofolic acid in the presence of glutamate. The enzyme dihydropteroate synthetase is inhibited by Sulfonamide antibiotics...

Definition of pteridine in the English dictionary

The definition of pteridine in the dictionary is a yellow crystalline base.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PTERIDINE


acridine
ˈækrɪˌdiːn
benzidine
ˈbɛnzɪˌdiːn
clonidine
ˈklɒnɪˌdiːn
guanethidine
ɡwəˈnɛθɪˌdiːn
guanidine
ˈɡwɑːnɪˌdiːn
hexahydropiridine
ˌhɛksəhaɪdrəʊˈpɪrɪˌdiːn
histidine
ˈhɪstɪˌdiːn
meperidine
məˈpɛrɪˌdiːn
pentamidine
pɛnˈtæmɪˌdiːn
piperidine
pɪˈpɛrɪˌdiːn
polyvinylidene
ˌpɒlɪvaɪˈnɪlɪˌdiːn
pyridine
ˈpɪrɪˌdiːn
pyrimidine
paɪˈrɪmɪˌdiːn
pyrrolidine
pɪˈrɒlɪˌdiːn
quinidine
ˈkwɪnɪˌdiːn
thymidine
ˈθaɪmɪˌdiːn
toluidine
tɒˈljuːɪˌdiːn
uridine
ˈjʊərɪˌdiːn
veratridine
vɪˈrætrɪˌdiːn
vinylidene
vaɪˈnɪlɪˌdiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PTERIDINE

pteranodon
pteridological
pteridologist
pteridology
pteridomania
pteridophilist
pteridophyte
pteridophytic
pteridophytous
pteridosperm
pterin
pterion
pterodactyl
pterodactyle
pteropod
pterosaur
pterosaurian
pterygial
pterygium
pterygoid

WORDS THAT END LIKE PTERIDINE

alcidine
amidine
azidothymidine
carbamidine
cephaloridine
chlorhexidine
cimetidine
cinchonidine
cytidine
deserpidine
dine
phencyclidine
phenetidine
pieridine
sanidine
sulfadimidine
sylphidine
tolidine
tyrocidine
xylidine

Synonyms and antonyms of pteridine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pteridine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PTERIDINE

Find out the translation of pteridine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pteridine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pteridine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蝶啶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pteridina
570 millions of speakers

English

pteridine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pteridine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تيريدين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

птеридин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pteridin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pteridine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ptéridine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pteridine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pteridin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プテリジン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

테리 딘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pteridine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pteridine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டெரிடின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिरॅडीडिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fteridin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pteridina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pterydynę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

птеридина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pteridinei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πτεριδίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pteridine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pteridin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pteridine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pteridine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PTERIDINE»

The term «pteridine» is normally little used and occupies the 125.310 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PTERIDINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pteridine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pteridine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pteridine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PTERIDINE»

Discover the use of pteridine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pteridine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of ...
Bacteria Pteridine + PABA Dihydropteroate synthase Dihydropteroic acid Glutamate - Dihydrofolate Sulfonamides Purines DMA RNA Methionine Glycine ( Met-tRNA Proteins Trimethoprim Methotrexate Pyrimethamine 5-Fluorouracil ...
David E. Golan, 2008
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Insect Transgenesis: Methods and Applications
4.4.4 PTERIDINE BIOSYNTHESIS PATHWAY MUTATIONS The pteridine biosynthesis pathway is more complex in terms of the number of steps involved, their regulation, and the interrelationships between the various steps of the pathway.
Alfred M. Handler, Anthony A. James, 2000
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Handbook of Aqueous Solubility Data, Second Edition
... 2362 PSP 204, 1971 PTAP, 2506 PTB 31, 3587 2-Pteridinamine, 695 4- Pteridinamine, 694 7-Pteridinamine, 693 2-Pteridinamine, N,N-dimethyl-, 1491 4- Pteridinamine, N,N-dimethyl-, 1492 7-Pteridinamine, N,N-dimethyl-, 1490 Pteridine, ...
Samuel H. Yalkowsky, Yan He, Parijat Jain, 2010
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ADVANCES IN INSECT PHYSIOLOGY APL
4.6 PTERIDINE-DEFICIENT MUTANTS A large number of the eye colour mutants of D. melanogaster are deficient in the production of pteridine pigments. For a few of these mutants (ry, pr, se, Hnr, pn and ms) some relevant biochemical data is ...
Michael J. Berridge, J. E. Treherne, Sir Vincent Brian Wigglesworth, 1982
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Trypanosomatid Diseases: Molecular Routes to Drug Discovery
(2011) Folate metabolic pathways in Leishmania. Essays Biochem., 51, 63-80. 3. Robello, C., Navarro, P., Castanys, S., andGamarro, F. (1997) A pteridine reductase gene ptr1 contiguous to a P-glycoprotein confers resistance to antifolates in ...
Timo Jäger, Oliver Koch, Leopold Flohé, 2013
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The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, The Pyrazines
Pteridine or Related System Reagent Pyrazine(s) Refs. 4-Hydroxypteridine 1-I, NNI-1Me 2-Amino-3-(B-methyl- 426 hydrazino)carbonyl 4-I-Iydroxy-7-methyl~ H, NNHMe 3-Amino-5-methyl-2-(fi- 426 pteridine methylhydrazino)carbonyl ...
Gordon Bruce Barlin, 2009
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Addition and Elimination Reactions of Aliphatic Compounds
Substrate k (°C) Solvent Ref7-Me-pteridine a == 174“ 20 aq. 286 B = 9.0 X 10-“ 20 286 'y-—- 1.13X10-la 20 286 6-C1-pteridine kg = 1.23 X 10-4 20 aq., pH 6.89 287 7-Cl-pteridine kg = 1.55 X 10-' 20 aq., pH 6.80 287 6.7-Clg-pteridine kg ...
C.H. Bamford, R.G. Compton, C.F.H. Tipper†, 1973
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TEXTBOOK OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND HUMAN BIOLOGY
It has three component structural units: pteridine, p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and glutamic acid (Fig. 41-1). - p-Aminobenzoic acid - ® Fig. 41-1. (A) Structure of folic acid (mono- glutamate derivative). Note the numbering of atoms of folic acid.
G. P. TALWAR, L .M. SRIVASTAVA, 2002
9
Nitric Oxide: Biology and Pathobiology
1C), FIGURE1 Tetrahydrobiopterin is a fully reduced pterin, with characteristic substitutions at the C2, C4 and C6 atoms of its pteridine ring skeleton. (A) The pteridine structure comprises a pyrimidine ring fused to a pyrazine ring. (B) Pterins ...
Louis J. Ignarro, 2009
10
Genetic Algorithms in Molecular Modeling
Bound methotrexate is protonated at N1 and the binding mode of the pteridine ring results in a number of close contacts: pteridine N1 and 2-amino. . .Asp27 carboxylate, 2-amino group. . .water, 4-amino group. . .Ile5 and Ile94 carbonyls, ...
James Devillers, 1996

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PTERIDINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pteridine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Science fair winners receive awards tonight
“I was wondering if there was a correlation between their pteridine eye pigments and their behavioral responses to red, blue and white light,” Du said. The white ... «Elko Daily Free Press, Mar 15»
2
12 elusively blue animals: The rarest critters of them all
Red and orange pigments are produced by carotenoids, brown and black pigments are produced by eumelanins and yellow pigments are produced by pteridine ... «Mother Nature Network, Jun 14»
3
Weird Urine Color? Strange Urine Odor? 6 Medical Conditions That …
Pteridines are metabolites that all humans excrete in their urine. It has been observed that cancer patients will excrete more than what would be defined as ... «Medical Daily, May 14»
4
Can Peeing in a Cup Reveal If You Have Breast Cancer?
While pteridines are always present in humans, high levels can indicate cancer, and ... but we can capture pteridines, which are basically the cancer cells' poop. «Shape Magazine, May 13»
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Tiroler Wissenschaftspreis für Jörg Striessnig
Zudem wurde sie bereits mehrfach mit Preisen und Stipendien ausgezeichnet: 2010 etwa mit dem „Blair-Curtius-Pfleiderer-Wachter Award for Pteridine ... «iPoint - Online-Zeitung der Universität Innsbruck, Oct 12»
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Nutritionally Improved Agricultural Crops
Diaz de la Garza R, Quinlivan EP, Klaus SM, Basset GJ, Gregory JF, Hanson AD (2004) Folate biofortification in tomatoes by engineering the pteridine branch of ... «RedOrbit, Aug 08»
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Scientists Genetically Engineer Tomatoes with Enhanced Folate …
Boosting the production of folate in tomatoes involved increasing the level of another chemical in the plant, pteridine. Little is known about this chemical, which is ... «National Science Foundation, Mar 07»

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