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Literature summary for 4.2.3.12 extracted from

  • Masada, M.
    Enzymatic properties of 6-pyruvoyl tetrahydropterin synthase purified from fat bodies of silkworm larvae (1993), Adv. Exp. Med. Biol., 338, 191-194.
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Application

Application Comment Organism
medicine the decrease of this enzyme is the most frequent cause of atypical phenylketonuria Bombyx mori

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
monoiodoacetate
-
Bombyx mori
NEM
-
Bombyx mori
PCMB
-
Bombyx mori

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.0128
-
7,8-dihydroneopterin triphosphate pH 8.5, 37ºC, 1 mM Mg2+ Bombyx mori
0.0169
-
7,8-dihydroneopterin triphosphate pH 8.5 37ºC, 5 mM Mg2+ Bombyx mori

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Ba2+ stimulatory effect, 5 mM greatly accelerates activity Bombyx mori
Ca2+ stimulatory effect and additive effect at Mg2+, 1 mM Bombyx mori
Mg2+ stimulates, Km of 0.2 mM and 2 mM at pH 8.5 and 37ºC Bombyx mori
Mn2+ stimulatory effect but additional competitive or inhibitory effect Bombyx mori
additional information Cu2+ has no effect on activity Bombyx mori
Ni2+ no effect on enzyme activity Bombyx mori
Sr2+ 5 mM greatly accelerates activity Bombyx mori
Zn2+ no effect on enzyme activity Bombyx mori

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
18500
-
4 * 18500, SDS-PAGE Bombyx mori
72000
-
native PAGE Bombyx mori
85000 87000 gel filtration Bombyx mori

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Bombyx mori
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silkworm
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
ammonium sulfate precipitation, hydroxyapatite column, gel filtration Bombyx mori

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
fat body larvae Bombyx mori
-
larva fat bodies Bombyx mori
-

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
7,8-dihydroneopterin triphosphate
-
Bombyx mori 6-pyruvoyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin + triphosphate
-
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Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
tetramer 4 * 18500, SDS-PAGE Bombyx mori

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
8.5
-
-
Bombyx mori