Tetrahydrobipterin (BH4) is a pivotal enzymatic cofactor required for the synthesis of serotonin, dopamine and nitric oxide. BH4 is essential for numerous physiological processes at periphery and central levels, such as vascularization, ...

Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4, THB), also known as sapropterin (INN), [5][6] is a cofactor of the three aromatic amino acid hydroxylase enzymes, [7] used in the degradation of amino acid phenylalanine and in the biosynthesis of the neurotransmitters serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT), melatonin, dopamine, norepinephrine (noradrenaline ...

Aug 10, 2023 · Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) deficiencies is a general term for a group of disorders characterized by abnormalities in the creation (biosynthesis) or regeneration of tetrahydrobiopterin, a naturally occurring compound that acts as a cofactor.

Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is an endogenous cofactor for some enzymatic conversions of essential biomolecules, including nitric oxide, and monoamine neurotransmitters, and for the metabolism of phenylalanine and lipid esters.

Feb 16, 2024 · Tetrahydrobiopterin or Bh4 is a precursor to dopamine, nitric oxide, and serotonin. Learn how to make more Bh4 as well as how it works in the body.

The present study describes clinical, biochemical, molecular genetic data, current treatment strategies and follow‐up in nine patients with tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) deficiency due to various inherited genetic defects.

Sep 28, 2018 · Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) deficiencies are disorders that affect phenylalanine (Phe or F) homeostasis, as well as brain biosynthesis of catecholamine, serotonin, and (occasionally) nitric oxide.

May 26, 2020 · Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) deficiencies comprise a group of six rare neurometabolic disorders characterized by insufficient synthesis of the monoamine neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin due to a disturbance of BH4 biosynthesis or recycling.

May 26, 2020 · Hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) is the first diagnostic hallmark for most BH 4 deficiencies, apart from autosomal dominant guanosine triphosphate cyclohydrolase I deficiency and sepiapterin reductase deficiency.

Sep 15, 2011 · BH4 (6R-L-erythro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin) is an essential cofactor of a set of enzymes that are of central metabolic importance, including four aromatic amino acid hydroxylases, alkylglycerol mono-oxygenase and three NOS (NO synthase) isoenzymes.