Gene ontology ID
GO:0051066
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving a dihydrobiopterin, a reduced pteridine derivative related to folic acid; it acts as an electron carrier in tyrosine biosynthesis and its quinoid form is produced by oxidation of tetrahydrobiopterin in several biological hydroxylation reactions
Synonyms
1. 6,7-dihydrobiopterin metabolic process
2. 7,8-dihydrobiopterin metabolic process
3. dihydrobiopterin reduction
4. dihydropterin metabolic process
5. dihydropterin metabolism
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