Term Information

Accession
GO:0043700
Name
pterinosome
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A tissue-specific, membrane-bounded cytoplasmic organelle within which pteridine pigments are synthesized and stored. Pterinosomes are synthesized in xanthophores and erythrophore cells and are yellow, orange or red in appearance. Source: GOC:mh
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0043700 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of pterinosome (GO:0043700)
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pterinosome [is_a relation] is_a  pigment granule (GO:0048770)

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