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EC 6.3.4.20 Details
EC number
6.3.4.20
Accepted name
7-cyano-7-deazaguanine synthase
Reaction
7-carboxy-7-carbaguanine + NH3 + ATP = 7-cyano-7-carbaguanine + ADP + phosphate + H2O
Other name(s)
preQ0 synthase,
7-cyano-7-carbaguanine synthase,
queC (gene name)
Systematic name
7-carboxy-7-carbaguanine:ammonia ligase (ADP-forming)
Comment
Binds Zn2+. The reaction is part of the biosynthesis pathway of queuosine.
History
created 2012
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