Jump to content

xanthopterin

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From xantho- +‎ pterin.

Noun

[edit]

xanthopterin (countable and uncountable, plural xanthopterins)

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
  1. A yellow crystalline solid that occurs mainly in the wings of butterflies and in the urine of mammals, converted by microorganisms into folic acid.