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1.5.7.1: methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (ferredoxin)

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For detailed information about methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (ferredoxin), go to the full flat file.

Reaction

5-methyltetrahydrofolate
+
oxidized ferredoxin
=
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate
+
reduced ferredoxin
+ 2 H+

Synonyms

5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, Fdred:methylene-THF oxidoreductase, metF, methylene-H4F reductase, methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, MetVF-type methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, MetVF-type MTHFR, MTHFR

ECTree

     1 Oxidoreductases
         1.5 Acting on the CH-NH group of donors
             1.5.7 With an iron-sulfur protein as acceptor
                1.5.7.1 methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (ferredoxin)

Purification

Purification on EC 1.5.7.1 - methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (ferredoxin)

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PURIFICATION (Commentary)
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
LITERATURE
native enzyme 57.6fold from cytoplasm by anion exchange chromatography, hydrophobic interaction chromatography, ultrafiltration, and gel filtration, to homogeneity
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native enzyme aerobically 40fold by ultracentrifugation, anion exchange chromatography, gel filtration, ultrafiltration, hydroxyapatite chromatography, followed by again ultrafiltration and gel filtration, enzyme MetF copurifies with the other five proteins encoded in the unit in a hexaheteromeric complex with an apparent molecular mass in the 320-kDa range. Recombinant Strep-tagged enzyme MetF anaerobically from Escherichia coli strain C41(DE3) by avidine affinity chromatography and ultrafiltration
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