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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
1.5.3.3 created 1961, deleted 1972
1.5.3.8 created 1989, deleted 1992
1.5.3.9 created 1989, modified 1999, deleted 2002
1.5.99.7 created 1976, deleted 2002
1.5.99.10 created 1999, deleted 2002