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MeSH Heading: Xanthopterin
Tree Number(s): D03.633.100.733.631.825; D23.767.831.742
Unique ID: D014976
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014976
Annotation: a pigment
Scope Note: 2-Amino-1,5-dihydro-4,6-pteridinedione. Pigment first discovered in butterfly wings and widely distributed in plants and animals.
Related Numbers: 119-44-8
CAS Type 1 Name: 4,6-Pteridinedione, 2-amino-1,5-dihydro-
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/01

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Xanthopterin MeSH Descriptor Data 2025