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DL-sepiapterin
Sign in to saveAlso known as 2-Amino-6-lactoyl-7,8-dihydropteridin-4(3H)-one, 7,8-dihydro-6-lactoylpterin, sepiapterin
Sepiapterin, sold under the brand name Sephience, is a medication used for the treatment of hyperphenylalaninemia. Sepiapterin is a phenylalanine hydroxylase activator. It is also metabolite that is naturally synthesized in the human body.
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Within Vinony's link graph, DL-sepiapterin is referenced by 57 other articles, and connects out to laronidase, Arylsulfatase B and diabetes.
It sits within the topics Drugs with non-standard legal status, Ketones and Lactams.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C9H11N5O3
- Molecular weight
- 237.22 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-amino-6-(2-hydroxypropanoyl)-7,8-dihydro-3H-pteridin-4-one
- SMILES
- CC(C(=O)C1=NC2=C(NC1)N=C(NC2=O)N)O
- InChIKey
- VPVOXUSPXFPWBN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -2
- Polar surface area
- 129 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 4
- H-bond acceptors
- 6
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- primary metabolite
- Mass
- 237.086
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- Commons category
- Sepiapterin
- chemical formula
- C₉H₁₁N₅O₃
- canonical SMILES
- CC(C(=O)C1=NC2=C(NC1)NC(=NC2=O)N)O
- found in taxon
- Danio rerio
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Biochemistry
- Medical uses
- Side effects
- Mechanism of action
- Society and culture
- Legal status
- Research
- References
Sepiapterin, sold under the brand name Sephience, is a medication used for the treatment of hyperphenylalaninemia. Sepiapterin is a phenylalanine hydroxylase activator. It is also metabolite that is naturally synthesized in the human body.
The most common side effects are upper respiratory tract infection, headache, diarrhea, abdominal pain, hyperphenylalaninemia and discoloration of feces.
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