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EC 3.5.4.39 Details
EC number
3.5.4.39
Accepted name
GTP cyclohydrolase IV
Reaction
GTP + H2O = 7,8-dihydroneopterin 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate + formate + diphosphate
Other name(s)
MptA, GTP cyclohydrolase MptA
Systematic name
GTP 7,8-8,9-dihydrolase (cyclizing, formate-releasing, diphosphate-releasing)
Comment
Requires Fe2+. A zinc protein. The enzyme is involved in methanopterin biosynthesis in methanogenic archaea. cf. GTP cyclohydrolase I (EC 3.5.4.16), GTP cyclohydrolase II (EC 3.5.4.25) and GTP cyclohydrolase IIa (EC 3.5.4.29).
History
created 2013
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