Unconjugated pteridines in human milk

Unconjugated pteridines in human milk

Defective de novo synthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH 4) has been reported as being responsible for neonatal hyperphenylalaninemia. The presence of BH 4 and its derivatives in human milk is confirmed but the vitamin-like effectiveness of the BH 4 supplied by human milk appeared doubtful.

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinica chimica acta 1982-05, Vol.121 (1), p.33-35
Hauptverfasser: Dhondt, Jean-Louis, Delcroix, Michel, Farriaux, Jean-Pierre
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Biopterins - analogs & derivatives
Biopterins - metabolism
Drug Stability
Female
Humans
Milk - metabolism
Pteridines - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:Defective de novo synthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH 4) has been reported as being responsible for neonatal hyperphenylalaninemia. The presence of BH 4 and its derivatives in human milk is confirmed but the vitamin-like effectiveness of the BH 4 supplied by human milk appeared doubtful.
ISSN:0009-8981
1873-3492
DOI:10.1016/0009-8981(82)90207-8