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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
1.6.2.1 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.6.2.3 created 1972, deleted 1965
1.6.5.1 created 1961, deleted 1965