Drosopterin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Drosopterin is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A pteridine, 3,10-diamino-14-methyl-5,6,6a,6b,7,9-hexahydro-4h-pyrimido[4,5:2',3'][1,4]diazepino[6',5':3,4]pyrrolo[1,2-f]pteridine-1,12-dione, that is a red eye pigment of Drosophila melanogaster; any of a class of related compounds.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) A pteridine, 3,10-diamino-14-methyl-5,6,6a,6b,7,9-hexahydro-4h-pyrimido[4,5:2',3'][1,4]diazepino[6',5':3,4]pyrrolo[1,2-f]pteridine-1,12-dione, that is a red eye pigment of Drosophila melanogaster; any of a class of related compounds.
Word Forms
- drosopterins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include isodrosopterin, aurodrosopterin, neodrosopterin, dihydropteridine, dihydroneopterin, dyspropterin.
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