different between pterin vs dihydropteroate

English

From Greek: ?????? (pteron) = wing (because it was first found in butterfly wings).

pterin (countable and uncountable, plural pterins)

(organic chemistry) A ketonic amide derivative of pteridine responsible for some of the colouring in nature. It is also a component of folic acid.

Petrin, Pinter, Pitner, e-print, nipter, pinter, pre-tin, pretin, reptin, terpin

dihydropteroate (uncountable)

A pterin created from para-aminobenzoic acid by the enzyme dihydropteroate synthetase, an important intermediate in folate synthesis.

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