Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP+)
In enzymology, a methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP+) (EC 1.5.1.5) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + NADP+ 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate + NADPH + H+
| methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP+) | |||||||||
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 Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase dimer, Human | |||||||||
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| EC number | 1.5.1.5 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 9029-14-5 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate and NADP+, whereas its 3 products are 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate, NADPH, and H+.
This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-NH group of donors with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate:NADP+ oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include N5,N10-methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate:NADP oxidoreductase, 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP). This enzyme participates in glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism and one carbon pool by folate.
Structural studies
As of late 2007, 8 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1A4I, 1DIA, 1DIB, 1DIG, 1LU9, 1LUA, 2C2X, and 2C2Y.
References
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- Osborn MJ, Huennekens FM (1957). "Participation of anhydroleucovorin in the hydroxymethyl tetrahydrofolic dehydrogenase system". Biochim Biophys Acta. 26 (3): 646–7. doi:10.1016/0006-3002(57)90117-8. PMID 13499428.
- Ramasastri BV, Blakley RL (1962). "5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolic dehydrogenase from bakers' yeast. I Partial purification and some properties". J Biol Chem. 237: 1982–8. PMID 14490085.
- Yeh YC, Greenberg DM (1965). "Purification and properties of N5, N10-Methylenetetra-hydrofolate dehydrogenase of calf thymus". Biochim Biophys Acta. 105 (2): 279–91. doi:10.1016/s0926-6593(65)80152-7. PMID 4379024.