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     6. Ligases
        6.3 Forming carbon-nitrogen bonds
            6.3.2 Acid-D-amino-acid ligases (peptide synthases)
ID:6.3.2.12
Description:Dihydrofolate synthase.
Alternative Name: H(2)-folate synthetase.
Dihydrofolate synthetase.
DHFS.
7,8-dihydrofolate synthetase.
Cath: 3.40.1190.10; 3.90.190.20;

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External Links

UniProtKB Enzyme Link: UniProtKB 6.3.2.12
BRENDA Enzyme Link: BRENDA 6.3.2.12
KEGG Enzyme Link: KEGG6.3.2.12
BioCyc Enzyme Link: BioCyc 6.3.2.12
ExPASy Enzyme Link: ExPASy6.3.2.12
EC2PDB Enzyme Link: EC2PDB 6.3.2.12
ExplorEnz Enzyme Link: ExplorEnz 6.3.2.12
PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles Link: PRIAM 6.3.2.12
IntEnz Enzyme Link: IntEnz 6.3.2.12
MEDLINE Enzyme Link: MEDLINE 6.3.2.12
MSA:

6.3.2.12;

Phylogenetic Tree:

6.3.2.12;

Uniprot:
M-CSA:
RHEA:23584 7,8-dihydropteroate + ATP + L-glutamate = 7,8-dihydrofolate + ADP + H(+) + phosphate
RULE(radius=1) [*:1]-[NH2;+0:2].[*:3]=[C;H0;+0:4](-[*:5])-[OH;+0:6].[*:7]=[P;H0;+0:8](-[*:9])(-[*:10])-[O;H0;+0:11]-[*:12]>>[*:12]-[OH;+0:11].[*:3]=[C;H0;+0:4](-[*:5])-[NH;+0:2]-[*:1].[*:7]=[P;H0;+0:8](-[*:9])(-[*:10])-[OH;+0:6]
Reaction
Core-to-Core No scaffolds atoms were exchanged as a result of the reaction

References

TitleAuthorsDatePubMed ID
Folates and one-carbon metabolism in plants and fungi.Cossins EA, Chen L1997 Jun9190084
Folylpoly-gamma-glutamate synthetase-dihydrofolate synthetase. Cloning and high expression of the Escherichia coli folC gene and purification and properties of the gene product.Bognar AL, Osborne C, Shane B, Singer SC, Ferone R1985 May 102985605
THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF FOLIC ACID. III. ENZYMATIC FORMATION OF DIHYDROFOLIC ACID FROM DIHYDROPTEROIC ACID AND OF TETRAHYDROPTEROYLPOLYGLUTAMIC ACID COMPOUNDS FROM TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID.GRIFFIN MJ, BROWN GM1964 Jan14114858
Tetrahydrofolate biosynthesis in plants: molecular and functional characterization of dihydrofolate synthetase and three isoforms of folylpolyglutamate synthetase in Arabidopsis thaliana.Ravanel S, Cherest H, Jabrin S, Grunwald D, Surdin-Kerjan Y, Douce R, Rébeillé F2001 Dec 1811752472
Polyglutamylation of folate coenzymes is necessary for methionine biosynthesis and maintenance of intact mitochondrial genome in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.Cherest H, Thomas D, Surdin-Kerjan Y2000 May 1210799479