Name | dihydrobiopterin metabolic process |
ID | GO_0051066 |
collection_id | Biological process |
Exact synonym | dihydropterin metabolic process, dihydropterin metabolism |
Description | The chemical reactions and pathways involving a dihydrobiopterin, a reduced pteridine derivative related to folic acid; it acts as an electron carrier in tyrosine biosynthesis and its quinoid form is produced by oxidation of tetrahydrobiopterin in several biological hydroxylation reactions. |
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