pteridine
[ tĕr′ĭ-dēn′ ]
Any of a group of organic compounds having two fused six-member rings each containing two nitrogen atoms and four carbon atoms. One of the rings is a pyrimidine, the other a pyrazine. Pteridines include folic acid and the pigments of butterfly wings.
Words nearby pteridine
ptc,
ptca,
pte,
pter-,
pteranodon,
pteridine,
pterido-,
pteridology,
pteridophyte,
pteridosperm,
pterion