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tetrahydrobiopterin

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-017091

A cofactor that is essential for the activity of aromatic amino acid hydroxylases. Tetrahydrobiopterin degrades phenylalanine, and facilitates the biosynthesis of several neurotransmitters and the production of nitric oxide.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-017091
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsBH4
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "tetrahydrobiopterin",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A cofactor that is essential for the activity of aromatic amino acid hydroxylases. Tetrahydrobiopterin degrades phenylalanine, and facilitates the biosynthesis of several neurotransmitters and the production of nitric oxide.",
  "synonyms": [
    "BH4"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/tetrahydrobiopterin/"
}

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