XANTHOPTERIN

Etymology

Noun

xanthopterin (countable and uncountable, plural xanthopterins)

A yellow crystalline solid that occurs mainly in the wings of butterflies and in the urine of mammals, converted by microorganisms into folic acid.

Source: Wiktionary



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