Entry
Name
(5-formylfuran-3-yl)methyl phosphate transaminase;
mfnC (gene name);
[5-(hydroxymethyl)furan-3-yl]methyl phosphate transaminase
Class
Transferases;
Transferring nitrogenous groups;
Transaminases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
L-alanine:(5-formylfuran-3-yl)methyl phosphate aminotransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
L-alanine + (5-formylfuran-3-yl)methyl phosphate = pyruvate + [5-(aminomethyl)furan-3-yl]methyl phosphate [RN:
R11038 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
L-alanine [CPD:
C00041 ];
(5-formylfuran-3-yl)methyl phosphate [CPD:
C20954 ]
Product
pyruvate [CPD:
C00022 ];
[5-(aminomethyl)furan-3-yl]methyl phosphate [CPD:
C21068 ]
Comment
A pyridoxal 5'-phosphate protein. The enzyme, characterized from the archaebacterium Methanocaldococcus jannaschii, participates in the biosynthesis of the cofactor methanofuran. Requires pyridoxal 5'-phosphate.
History
EC 2.6.1.108 created 2015
Pathway
Orthology
K19793 (5-formylfuran-3-yl)methyl phosphate transaminase
Genes
BTHO : Btheta7330_04576(patA_2)
BOA : Bovatus_03826(patA_3)
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Miller D, Wang Y, Xu H, Harich K, White RH
Title
Biosynthesis of the 5-(Aminomethyl)-3-furanmethanol moiety of methanofuran.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.6.1.108
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