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HRID 650513Generated: October 26, 2026

Pyrimethamine → Pterin

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPyrimethamineHCID 4993—
ReactantTrimethoprimHCID 5578—
ReactantMethotrexateHCID 126941—
ReactantAminopterinHCID 169371—
Reactant2,4-Diamino,5-(3',4'-dichlorophenyl),6-methylpyrimidine trimetrexateHCID 86753752—
Reactant(4S)-4-[[4-[(2-amino-4-oxo-7,8-dihydro-3H-pteridin-6-yl)methylamino]benzoyl]amino]-5-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoateHCID 136400727—
ReactantHCID 178508907HCID 178508907—
ProductPterinHCID 135398660—

Reaction Steps

When in the above examples, other dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors replace methotrexate, e.g. aminopterin or 10-propargyl-5,8-dideazafolate or 2,4-diamino,5-(3′,4′-dichlorophenyl),6-methylpyrimidine trimetrexate, or pyrimethamine or trimethoprim or pyritrexim 5,10-dideazatetrahydrofolate or 10-ethyl,10-deaza-aminopterin, similar results of pterin salvage pathway blocking are obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06274581B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_08
ORD IDord-4224377c79fb41899e21878a6340b40e
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_08