Entry |
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Name |
formylmethanofuran---tetrahydromethanopterin N-formyltransferase;
formylmethanofuran-tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase;
formylmethanofuran:tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase;
N-formylmethanofuran(CHO-MFR):tetrahydromethanopterin(H4MPT) formyltransferase;
FTR;
formylmethanofuran:5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin N5-formyltransferase
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Class |
Transferases;
Acyltransferases;
Transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups
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Sysname |
formylmethanofuran:5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin 5-formyltransferase
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Reaction(IUBMB) |
formylmethanofuran + 5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin = methanofuran + 5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin [RN: R03390]
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Reaction(KEGG) |
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Substrate |
formylmethanofuran [CPD: C01001];
5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin [CPD: C01217]
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Product |
methanofuran [CPD: C00862];
5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin [CPD: C01274]
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Comment |
Methanofuran is a complex 4-substituted furfurylamine and is involved in the formation of methane from CO2 in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum.
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History |
EC 2.3.1.101 created 1989
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Pathway |
ec01120 | Microbial metabolism in diverse environments |
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Orthology |
K00672 | formylmethanofuran--tetrahydromethanopterin N-formyltransferase |
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Genes |
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Reference |
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Authors |
Donnelly MI, Wolfe RS. |
Title |
The role of formylmethanofuran: tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase in methanogenesis from carbon dioxide. |
Journal |
J Biol Chem 261:16653-9 (1986) |
Reference |
2 |
Authors |
Leigh, J.A., Rinehart, K.L. and Wolfe, R.S. |
Title |
Structure of methanofuran, the carbon-dioxide reduction factor of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum. |
Journal |
J Am Chem Soc 106:3636-3640 (1984) |
Other DBs |
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 2.3.1.101 |
UM-BBD (Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database): | 2.3.1.101 |
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