Version 2.78

Term Description

A low %BH4 is characteristic of dihydropteridine reductase deficiency, which leads to phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency, which lesds to phenylketonuria
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Part Descriptions

LP31556-1   Tetrahydrobiopterin
Tetrahydrobiopterin (THB, BH4; Kuvan) or sapropterin, is a naturally occurring nutrient and essential cofactor of the three aromatic amino acid hydroxylase enzymes, used in the biosynthesis of the neurotransmitters serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)), melatonin, dopamine, norepinephrine (noradrenaline), epinephrine (adrenaline), and nitric oxide (NO). Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Tetrahydrobiopterin

LP31997-7   Biopterin
A natural product that has been considered as a growth factor for some insects. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Tetrahydrobiopterin/Biopterin
Property
SFr
Time
Pt
System
Urine
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
Biopterin H4/Biopterin SFr Ur
Display Name
Tetrahydrobiopterin/Biopterin (U) [Molar fraction]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Tetrahydrobiopterin/Biopterin, Urine

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.09
Last Updated
Version 2.70
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-AR Spanish (Argentina) tetrahidrobioptirina/bioptirina:fracción de sustancia:punto en el tiempo:orina:cuantitativo:
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Tetahidrobiopterina/Biopterina:Fraccion de sustancia:Punto temporal:Orina:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Tetrahidrobiopterina / Biopterina:Fracción de sustancia:Punto temporal:Orina:Cuantitativo:
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Tetrahüdrobiopteriin/biopteriin:SFr:Pt:U:Qn:
Synonyms: Aine fraktsioon Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Uriin
fr-CA French (Canada) Tétrahydrobioptérine/Bioptérine:Fraction de substance:Temps ponctuel:Urine:Quantitatif:
fr-FR French (France) Tétrahydrobioptérine/bioptérine:Fraction molaire:Ponctuel:Urine:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Tétrahydrobioptérine/Bioptérine:Fraction de substance:Temps ponctuel:Urine:Quantitatif:
Synonyms: Fraction. Concentration
it-IT Italian (Italy) Tetraidrobiopterina/Biopterina:SFr:Pt:Urine:Qn:
Synonyms: Chimica Frazione di Sostanza Punto nel tempo (episodio)
ko-KR Korean (Korea, Republic Of) 테트라하이드로바이오프테린/바이오프테린:물질분획:검사시점:뇨:정량:
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) tetrahydrobiopterine/biopterine:stoffractie:moment:urine:kwantitatief:
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Tetrahidrobiopterina/Biopterina:SFr:Pt:Urina:Qn:
Synonyms: ; Biopterin H4; BH4; BIOPT; Substance fraction; Percent; Point in time; Random; Ur; UR; Urn; UA; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Chemistry
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Тетрагидробиоптерин/Биоптерин:МольДол:ТчкВрм:Моча:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Мольная доля;Молярная доля Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Tetrahidrobiyopterin/Biyopterin:SubFr:Zmlı:İdrar:Kant:
zh-CN Chinese (China) 四氢生物蝶呤/生物蝶呤:物质的量分数:时间点:尿液:定量型:
Synonyms: BH4;Biopterin H4;四氢生物嘌呤;生物蝶呤 H4;四氢生物喋呤 BIOPT;生物喋呤 克分子分数;摩尔分数 化学;化学检验项目;化学检验项目类;化学类;化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目类;非刺激耐受型化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学试验类 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 尿;小便;下泉 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间

Example Units

Unit Source
umol/umol Example UCUM Units

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