1.5.4.1 6-pyruvoyl-tetrahydropterin + glutathione essential step in the biosynthesis of red components of the flye's eye pigments drosopterins 1.5.4.1 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin + glutathione enzyme is involved in the formation of the eye pigment drosopterin in Drosophila melanogaster, eye color mutant sepia is missing PDA synthase