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EC 4.1.99.18 Details
EC number
4.1.99.18
Accepted name
cyclic pyranopterin phosphate synthase
Reaction
GTP = cyclic pyranopterin phosphate + diphosphate
Other name(s)
MOCS1A, MoaA, MoaC, molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis protein 1
Systematic name
GTP 8,9-lyase (cyclic pyranopterin phosphate-forming)
Comment
The enzyme catalyses an early step in the biosynthesis of the molybdenum cofactor (MoCo). The enzyme MoaA from bacteria and the human enzyme MOCS1A each contain two oxygen-sensitive FeS clusters. The enzyme is a member of the superfamily of S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent radical (radical AdoMet) enzymes. In bacteria, the reaction is catalysed by MoaA and requires the action of MoaC. The latter protein is equivalent to the C-terminal domain of the eukaryotic enzyme MOCS1A which does not need further protein components to perform the reaction.
History
created 2011, deleted 2016
EC Tree
1.6.2.1 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.6.2.3 created 1972, deleted 1965