Concentration Details

Metabolite
HMDB0000468 (Biopterin)
Biospecimen
Urine
Status
Detected and Quantified
Data source
Referenced
Concentration
0.5-3.0 umol/mmol creatinine
Age
Newborn (0-30 days old)
Sex
Not Specified
Condition
Normal
References
    1. Thony B, Leimbacher W, Blau N, Harvie A, Heizmann CW: Hyperphenylalaninemia due to defects in tetrahydrobiopterin metabolism: molecular characterization of mutations in 6-pyruvoyl-tetrahydropterin synthase. Am J Hum Genet. 1994 May;54(5):782-92. [PubMed:8178819 ]