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EC 2.1.2.5                  Enzyme                                 

Name
glutamate formimidoyltransferase;
glutamate formyltransferase;
formiminoglutamic acid transferase;
formiminoglutamic formiminotransferase;
glutamate formiminotransferase
Class
Transferases;
Transferring one-carbon groups;
Hydroxymethyl-, formyl- and related transferases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
5-formimidoyltetrahydrofolate:L-glutamate N-formimidoyltransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
5-formimidoyltetrahydrofolate + L-glutamate = tetrahydrofolate + N-formimidoyl-L-glutamate [RN:R02287]
Reaction(KEGG)
R02287;
(other) R03189
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Substrate
5-formimidoyltetrahydrofolate [CPD:C00664];
L-glutamate [CPD:C00025]
Product
tetrahydrofolate [CPD:C00101];
N-formimidoyl-L-glutamate [CPD:C00439]
Comment
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. Also catalyses formyl transfer from 5-formyltetrahydrofolate to L-glutamate (a reaction formerly listed as EC 2.1.2.6). In eukaryotes, it occurs as a bifunctional enzyme that also has formimidoyltetrahydrofolate cyclodeaminase (EC 4.3.1.4) activity.
Pathway
Histidine metabolism
One carbon pool by folate
Metabolic pathways
Orthology
K00603  
glutamate formiminotransferase
K13990  
glutamate formiminotransferase / formiminotetrahydrofolate cyclodeaminase
Genes
HSA: 
10841(FTCD)
PTR: 
474057(FTCD)
PPS: 
100977170(FTCD)
GGO: 
101130780(FTCD)
PON: 
MMU: 
14317(Ftcd)
RNO: 
89833(Ftcd)
CFA: 
607685(FTCD)
AML: 
FCA: 
101080907(FTCD)
BTA: 
535816(FTCD)
SSC: 
397517(FTCD)
ECB: 
MDO: 
SHR: 
100933669(FTCD)
OAA: 
GGA: 
395726(FTCD)
MGP: 
TGU: 
100221117(FTCD)
ACS: 
XLA: 
379483(ftcd)
XTR: 
448617(ftcd)
DRE: 
394052(ftcd)
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DPP: 
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DAT: 
HRM2_43160(ftcD1) HRM2_44060(ftcD2)
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SPYA: 
A20_1815(ftcD)
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SGO_1806(ftcD)
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SDC: 
SDSE_2157(FTCD)
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TWI: 
CHY: 
CHY_0695(ftcD)
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ABA: 
ACA: 
ACP_0519(ftcD)
ACM: 
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BFR: 
BFS: 
BF3969(ftcD)
BFG: 
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PGI: 
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PGT: 
PAH: 
PDI: 
OSP: 
TFO: 
BFO_0770(ftcD)
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FNU: 
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TME: 
TAF: 
THA_1560(ftcD)
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Taxonomy
Reference
1  [PMID:13475327]
  Authors
MILLER A, WAELSCH H.
  Title
Formimino transfer from formamidinoglutaric acid to tetrahydrofolic acid.
  Journal
J. Biol. Chem. 228 (1957) 397-417.
  Organism
Rattus norvegicus [GN:rno], Bos taurus [GN:bta]
Reference
2  [PMID:13428739]
  Authors
SILVERMAN M, KERESZTESY JC, KOVAL GJ, GARDINER RC.
  Title
Citrovorum factor and the synthesis of formylglutamic acid.
  Journal
J. Biol. Chem. 226 (1957) 83-94.
  Organism
Equus caballus [GN:ecb]
Reference
3  [PMID:13672973]
  Authors
TABOR H, WYNGARDEN L.
  Title
The enzymatic formation of formiminotetrahydrofolic acid, 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolic acid, and 10-formyltetrahydrofolic acid in the metabolism of formiminoglutamic acid.
  Journal
J. Biol. Chem. 234 (1959) 1830-46.
  Organism
Sus scofa [GN:ssc], Oryctolagus cuniculus
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 
CAS: 
9032-83-1

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