A survey of some active sheep pineal fractions and a discussion on the possible significance of pteridines in those fractions inin vitro andin vivo assays

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Aqueous extracts of sheep pineals are separated on Sephadex G-25. The low molecular weight Sephadex G-25 fractions with antigonadotropic activity are ultrafiltered through the membrane UM 2. The UM 2 filtrate is subsequently filtered through the membrane UM 05. The actions of the different fractions on the anterior hypophysis and hypothalamus are discussed. The fractions which show an activity are further separated on Sephadex G-10. The active Sephadex G-10 fractions of the UM 05 filtrate acting on the anterior hypophysisin vitro are purified by electrophoresis and paper chromatography. After elution of different fluorescence bands the main inhibitory activity is found in a region, with the same Rf value as synthetic 6-biopterin. Gas liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry studies of the isolated fractions are carried out. The mass spectrum of an isolated compound from that fraction is identical with that of synthetic 6-biopterin. Thinlayer chromatography and the results of the Crithidia fasciculata test reveal that the isolated compound is probably identical with 6-L-erythrobiopterin. The activity of the active paper chromatography fraction (C4) is compared with the activity of three synthetic biopterin-preparationsin vitro andin vivo. The metabolic activities of biopterin derivatives and other pteridines are discussed.

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