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Preferred IUPAC name
Pteridine
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Properties | |||
C6H4N4 | |||
Molar mass | 132.126 g·mol−1 | ||
Melting point | 139.5 °C (283.1 °F; 412.6 K) | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Pteridine is an aromatic organic compound composed of fused pyrimidine and pyrazine rings. Pteridines also constitute a group of heterocyclic compounds containing a wide variety of substituents on this parent structure. Pterins and flavins are classes of substituted pteridines that have diverse biological roles. [2]