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EC 1.5.7.1 Details
EC number
1.5.7.1
Accepted name
methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (ferredoxin)
Reaction
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + 2 oxidized ferredoxin = 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + 2 reduced ferredoxin + 2 H+
Other name(s)
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
Systematic name
5-methyltetrahydrofolate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase
Comment
An iron-sulfur flavoprotein that also contains zinc. The enzyme from Clostridium formicoaceticum catalyses the reduction of methylene blue, menadione, benzyl viologen, rubredoxin or FAD with 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and the oxidation of reduced ferredoxin or FADH2 with 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate. However, unlike EC 1.5.1.53, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (NADPH); EC 1.5.1.54, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (NADH); or EC 1.5.1.20, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase [NAD(P)H], there is no activity with either NADH or NADP+.
History
created 2005, modified 2021
EC Tree
1.6.2.1 created 1961, deleted 1965
1.6.2.3 created 1972, deleted 1965
1.6.7.1 created 1972, deleted 1978
1.6.7.2 created 1972, deleted 1978
1.6.7.3 created 1978, deleted 1978