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Chemical formula, structural formula and 3D ball-and-stick model of cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin #225618436
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Tetrahydrobiopterin BH4, THB, also known as sapropterin INN, is a cofactor of the three aromatic amino acid hydroxylase enzymes, used in the degradation of amino acid phenylalanine and in the biosynthesis of the neurotransmitters serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT, melatonin, dopamine, norepinephrine noradrenaline, epinephrine adrenaline, and is a cofactor for the production of nitric oxide NO by the nitric oxide syntheses.