EC |
2.6.1.108 |
Accepted name: |
(5-formylfuran-3-yl)methyl phosphate transaminase |
Reaction: |
L-alanine + (5-formylfuran-3-yl)methyl phosphate = pyruvate + [5-(aminomethyl)furan-3-yl]methyl phosphate |
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For diagram of methanofuran biosynthesis, click here |
Other name(s): |
mfnC (gene name); [5-(hydroxymethyl)furan-3-yl]methyl phosphate transaminase |
Systematic name: |
L-alanine:(5-formylfuran-3-yl)methyl phosphate aminotransferase |
Comments: |
A pyridoxal 5′-phosphate protein. The enzyme, characterized from the archaebacterium Methanocaldococcus jannaschii, participates in the biosynthesis of the cofactor methanofuran. Requires pyridoxal 5′-phosphate. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB |
References: |
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Miller, D., Wang, Y., Xu, H., Harich, K. and White, R.H. Biosynthesis of the 5-(aminomethyl)-3-furanmethanol moiety of methanofuran. Biochemistry 53 (2014) 4635–4647. [DOI] [PMID: 24977328] |
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[EC 2.6.1.108 created 2015] |
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