Pteridines

Aims & Scope

Pteridines is an open acess international quarterly journal dealing with all aspects of pteridine research.

Pteridines are heterocyclic fused ring compounds involved in a wide range of biological functions from the color on butterfly wings to cofactors in enzyme catalysis to essential vitamins.

Of the pteridines, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin is the necessary cofactor of several aromatic amino acid monoxygenases, the nitric oxide synthases and glyceryl ether monoxygenase (GEMO).

Neopterin plays an essential role in the immune system and is an important biomarker in laboratory medicine for diseases such as HIV, cardiovascular disease, malignant tumors, among others.

Topics: -Neopterin, dihydroneopterin, monapterin- Biopterin, tetrahydrobiopterin- Folates, antifolates, riboflavin- Phenylalanine, tyrosine, phenylketonuria, serotonin, adrenalin, noradrenalin, L-DOPA, dopamine, related biogenic amines- Phenylalanine hydroxylase, tyrosine hydroxylase, tryptophan hydroxylase, nitric oxide synthases (iNOS), alkylglycerol monooxygenase (AGMO), dihydropterin reductase, sepiapterin reductase- Homocysteine, mediators of inflammation, redox systems, iron.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Serum tryptophan, kynurenine, phenylalanine, tyrosine and neopterin concentrations in 100 healthy blood donors

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Simon, Peter, Kathrin, Harald, Dietmar, Johanna M.

• Effects of Methanolic Extract and Commercial Oil of Nigella sativa L. on Blood Glucose and Antioxidant Capacity in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Zahira, Khaouther, Mustapha, Bakhouche

• Tetrahydrobiopterin Deficiency: From Phenotype to Genotype

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Nenad, Beat, Claus W., Jean-Louis

• Pterin function in bacteria

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Nathan, Clay

• Periodontal, metabolic, and cardiovascular disease: Exploring the role of inflammation and mental health

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Hina, Mark A., Abhishek, Aline, Anwar T., Teodor T.

• Tryptophan Metabolites as Scavengers of Reactive Oxygen and Chlorine Species

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Günter, Antonio, Christian, Igor, Dietmar

• Immune activation and inflammation increase the plasma phenylalanine-to-tyrosine ratio

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Simon, Johanna M., Kathrin, Florian, Dietmar

• Photoinduced cleavage of plasmid DNA in the presence of pterin

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Carolina, Andrés Héctor, Laura Sofia, Daniela, Antonio, Alberto

• Photosensitization of peptides and proteins by pterin derivatives

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Maria Laura, Lara O., Carolina, Carolina, Esther, Andrés H.

• Measurement of changes in urinary neopterin and total neopterin in body builders using SCX HPLC

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Angus, Tejraj, Nick, Steven P.