EC |
2.4.2.54 |
Accepted name: |
β-ribofuranosylphenol 5′-phosphate synthase |
Reaction: |
5-phospho-α-D-ribose 1-diphosphate + 4-hydroxybenzoate = 4-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)phenol 5′-phosphate + CO2 + diphosphate |
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For diagram of methanopterin biosynthesis (part 2), click here |
Other name(s): |
β-RFAP synthase (incorrect); β-RFA-P synthase (incorrect); AF2089 (gene name); MJ1427 (gene name); β-ribofuranosylhydroxybenzene 5′-phosphate synthase; 4-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)aminobenzene 5′-phosphate synthase (incorrect); β-ribofuranosylaminobenzene 5′-phosphate synthase (incorrect); 5-phospho-α-D-ribose 1-diphosphate:4-aminobenzoate 5-phospho-β-D-ribofuranosyltransferase (decarboxylating) (incorrect) |
Systematic name: |
5-phospho-α-D-ribose-1-diphosphate:4-hydroxybenzoate 5-phospho-β-D-ribofuranosyltransferase (decarboxylating) |
Comments: |
The enzyme is involved in biosynthesis of tetrahydromethanopterin in archaea. It can utilize both 4-hydroxybenzoate and 4-aminobenzoate as substrates, but only the former is known to be produced by methanogenic archaea [4]. The activity is dependent on Mg2+ or Mn2+ [1]. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc |
References: |
1. |
Rasche, M.E. and White, R.H. Mechanism for the enzymatic formation of 4-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)aminobenzene 5′-phosphate during the biosynthesis of methanopterin. Biochemistry 37 (1998) 11343–11351. [DOI] [PMID: 9698382] |
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Scott, J.W. and Rasche, M.E. Purification, overproduction, and partial characterization of β-RFAP synthase, a key enzyme in the methanopterin biosynthesis pathway. J. Bacteriol. 184 (2002) 4442–4448. [DOI] [PMID: 12142414] |
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Dumitru, R.V. and Ragsdale, S.W. Mechanism of 4-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)aminobenzene 5′-phosphate synthase, a key enzyme in the methanopterin biosynthetic pathway. J. Biol. Chem. 279 (2004) 39389–39395. [DOI] [PMID: 15262968] |
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White, R.H. The conversion of a phenol to an aniline occurs in the biochemical formation of the 1-(4-aminophenyl)-1-deoxy-D-ribitol moiety in methanopterin. Biochemistry 50 (2011) 6041–6052. [DOI] [PMID: 21634403] |
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Bechard, M.E., Farahani, P., Greene, D., Pham, A., Orry, A. and Rasche, M.E. Purification, kinetic characterization, and site-directed mutagenesis of Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus RFAP synthase produced in Escherichia coli. AIMS Microbiol 5 (2019) 186–204. [DOI] [PMID: 31663056] |
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[EC 2.4.2.54 created 2013, modified 2014, modified 2015] |
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