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drosopterin

Known as: (Z)-(+)-2-amino-6-(1-(2-amino-1,4,7,8-tetrahydro- 4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)-3-hydroxy-2-oxopropylidene)- 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4(1H)-pteridinone, droso-pterin 
 
National Institutes of Health

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Pteridines

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2012
2012
Pteridine, not carotenoid, pigments underlie the female-specific orange ornament of striped plateau lizards (Sceloporus virgatus).
Indicator models of sexual selection suggest that signal honesty is maintained via costs of ornament expression. Carotenoid-based… Expand
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2009
2009
How dewlap color reflects its carotenoid and pterin content in male and female brown anoles (Norops sagrei).
Sexually selected colors in animals can be created by multiple pigments (e.g., carotenoids, melanins, pterins), but how these… Expand
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2006
2006
Identification and characteristics of the structural gene for the Drosophila eye colour mutant sepia, encoding PDA synthase, a member of the omega class glutathione S-transferases.
The eye colour mutant sepia (se1) is defective in PDA {6-acetyl-2-amino-3,7,8,9-tetrahydro-4H-pyrimido[4,5-b]-[1,4]diazepin-4-one… Expand
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
COUNTERGRADIENT VARIATION IN THE SEXUAL COLORATION OF GUPPIES (POECILIA RETICULATA): DROSOPTERIN SYNTHESIS BALANCES CAROTENOID AVAILABILITY
Abstract Trinidad guppies (Poecilia reticulata) are distributed along an environmental gradient in carotenoid availability that… Expand
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2001
Highly Cited
2001
Carotenoid scarcity, synthetic pteridine pigments and the evolution of sexual coloration in guppies (Poecilia reticulata)
Carotenoid–based sexual coloration is the classic example of an honest signal of mate quality. Animals cannot synthesize… Expand
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1999
1999
RACIAL DIVERGENCE IN STERNOPLEURAL BRISTLES AMONG THE PARENTAL RACES AND THE NEWLY EVOLVED CYTORACES 1 AND 2 OF THE NASUTA-ALBOMICANS COMPLEX OF DROSO PHILA
Interracial hybridization between a pair of cross fertile races, Drosophila nasuta (2n=8) and Drosophila albomicans (2n = 6) has… Expand
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1981
1981
The isolation and identification of an intermediate involved in the biosynthesis of drosopterin in Drosophila melanogaster.
A compound that is involved in the biosynthesis of the drosopterin eye pigments has been isolated from the heads of Drosophila… Expand
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1978
1978
Control of drosopterin synthesis in Drosophila melanogaster: Mutants showing an altered pattern of GTP cyclohydrolase activity during development
The reaction catalyzed by GTP cyclohydrolase is the first unique step of pteridine biosynthesis in Drosophila melanogaster and is… Expand
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1977
1977
EVOLUTION AT THE α-GPDH LOCUS IN DROSOPHILIDAE.
 
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1962
1962
Drosopterins in the Throat-Fans of Some Puerto Rican Lizards
Two major groups of pigments were discovered recently in the throat-fans of Puerto Rican lizards of the genus Anolis1. Yellow… Expand
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