PMID:1103974
| Citation |
Heine, MC and Brown, GM (1975) Enzymatic epimerization of D-erythro-dihydroneopterin triphosphate to L-threo-dihydroneopterin triphosphate. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 411:236-49 |
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| Abstract |
An enzyme has been discovered in Escherichia coli that catalyzes the conversion of the triphosphate ester of 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-(D-erythro-1',2',3'-trihydroxypropyl)-7,8-dihydropteridine, (i.e. D-erythro-dihydroneopterin triphosphate) to an epimer of this compound, L-threo-dihydroneopterin triphosphate. The enzyme, which is here named "D-erythro-dihydroneopterin triphosphate 2'-epimerase," needs a divalent cation (Mg2+ or Mn2+ is most effective) for maximal activity. Its molecular weight is estimated at 87 000-89 000. Little or no activity can be detected if either the monophosphate or the phosphate-free form of the substrate is incubated with the enzyme. Evidence is presented to establish that all three phosphate residues of the substrate are retained in the product and that the product is of the L-threo configuration. |
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Cations, Divalent; Darkness; Escherichia coli/enzymology; Isomerases/metabolism; Kinetics; Organophosphorus Compounds/metabolism; Pteridines/metabolism; Racemases and Epimerases/isolation & purification; Racemases and Epimerases/metabolism |
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