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EC 1.5.99.9 Details
EC number
1.5.99.9
Accepted name
methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase
Reaction
5,10-methylenetetrahydromethanopterin + coenzyme F420 = 5,10-methenyltetrahydromethanopterin + reduced coenzyme F420
Other name(s)
N5,N10-methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase, 5,10-methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase
Systematic name
5,10-methylenetetrahydromethanopterin:coenzyme-F420 oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
100357-01-5
Comment
Coenzyme F420 is a 7,8-didemethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavin derivative; methanopterin is a pterin analogue. The enzyme is involved in the formation of methane from CO2 in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum.
History
created 1989, modified 2004, deleted 2014
EC Tree
1.6.5.1 created 1961, deleted 1965