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Literature summary for 4.1.2.50 extracted from

  • McCarty, R.M.; Somogyi, A.; Bandarian, V.
    Escherichia coli QueD is a 6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin synthase (2009), Biochemistry, 48, 2301-2303.
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Escherichia coli
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 gene queD
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Reaction

Reaction Comment Organism Reaction ID
7,8-dihydroneopterin 3'-triphosphate + H2O = 6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin + acetaldehyde + triphosphate reaction mechanism, overview Escherichia coli
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin + H2O
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 Escherichia coli 6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin + acetaldehyde + triphosphate
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7,8-dihydroneopterin triphosphate + H2O
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 Escherichia coli 6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin + acetaldehyde + triphosphate
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additional information 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin can tautomerize to sepiapterin, the hydrate of which undergoes carbon-carbon bond cleavage by an aldolase-like mechanism, followed by a tautomerization, to yield 6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin Escherichia coli ?
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sepiapterin + H2O
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 Escherichia coli 6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin + acetaldehyde + triphosphate
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin synthase
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 Escherichia coli
QueD
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 Escherichia coli

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
physiological function QueD catalyzes the conversion of 7,8-dihydroneopterin triphosphate to 6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin, CPH4. QueD can also convert 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin, PPH4, and sepiapterin to CPH4 Escherichia coli