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EC 1.5.99.15 Details
EC number
1.5.99.15
Accepted name
dihydromethanopterin reductase (acceptor)
Reaction
5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin + oxidized acceptor = 7,8-dihydromethanopterin + reduced acceptor
Other name(s)
DmrX
Systematic name
5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin:acceptor 5,6-oxidoreductase
Comment
This archaeal enzyme catalyses the last step in the biosynthesis of tetrahydromethanopterin, a coenzyme used in methanogenesis. The enzyme, characterized from the archaea Methanosarcina mazei and Methanocaldococcus jannaschii, is an iron-sulfur flavoprotein. cf. EC 1.5.1.47, dihydromethanopterin reductase [NAD(P)+].
History
created 2014
EC Tree
1.1.99.15 created 1978, deleted 1980
1.1.99.17 created 1982, deleted 2003
1.5.99.7 created 1976, deleted 2002
1.5.99.10 created 1999, deleted 2002