Phase I clinical evaluation of CNSA-001 (sepiapterin), a novel pharmacological treatment for phenylketonuria and tetrahydrobiopterin deficiencies, in healthy volunteers

Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is the natural cofactor of aromatic amino acid hydroxylases and essential for degradation of phenylalanine and synthesis of catecholamines and serotonin. It can be synthesized either de novo from GTP or through the salvage pathway from sepiapterin. Sepiapterin, a natural pr...

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Main Authors: Smith, Neil (Author) , Blau, Nenad (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 10 February 2019
In: Molecular genetics and metabolism
Year: 2019, Volume: 126, Issue: 4, Pages: 406-412
ISSN:1096-7206
DOI:10.1016/j.ymgme.2019.02.001
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymgme.2019.02.001
Verlag: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1096719218307315
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Author Notes:Neil Smith, Nicola Longo, Keith Levert, Keith Hyland, Nenad Blau

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