PTERIDINES

《蕨类植物》是一本开放的acess国际季刊，涉及蕨类植物研究的各个方面。蕨类化合物是一种杂环融合环化合物，具有广泛的生物学功能，从蝴蝶翅膀的颜色到酶催化的辅助因子，再到必需的维生素。其中5、6、7、8-四氢生物蝶呤是多种芳香氨基酸单氧酶、一氧化氮合酶和甘油醚单氧酶(GEMO)的必要辅因子。新蝶呤在免疫系统中发挥重要作用，是HIV、心血管疾病、恶性肿瘤等疾病的重要实验室生物标志物。

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.