Entry
Name
(4-{4-[2-(gamma-L-glutamylamino)ethyl]phenoxymethyl}furan-2-yl)methanamine synthase;
MfnF
Class
Transferases;
Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups;
Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups (only sub-subclass identified to date)
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
[5-(aminomethyl)furan-3-yl]methyl-diphosphate:gamma-L-glutamyltyramine [5-(aminomethyl)furan-3-yl]methyltransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
[5-(aminomethyl)furan-3-yl]methyl diphosphate + gamma-L-glutamyltyramine = (4-{4-[2-(gamma-L-glutamylamino)ethyl]phenoxymethyl}furan-2-yl)methanamine + diphosphate [RN:
R11040 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
[5-(aminomethyl)furan-3-yl]methyl diphosphate [CPD:
C21069 ];
gamma-L-glutamyltyramine [CPD:
C20926 ]
Product
(4-{4-[2-(gamma-L-glutamylamino)ethyl]phenoxymethyl}furan-2-yl)methanamine [CPD:
C21070 ];
diphosphate [CPD:
C00013 ]
Comment
The enzyme, isolated from the archaeon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii, participates in the biosynthesis of the methanofuran cofactor.
History
EC 2.5.1.131 created 2015
Pathway
Orthology
K07072 (4-(4-[2-(gamma-L-glutamylamino)ethyl]phenoxymethyl)furan-2-yl)methanamine synthase
Genes
BCAI : K788_0001565 K788_0007398
PHS : C2L64_21770 C2L64_38205
PTER : C2L65_26225 C2L65_34200
MJK : N2V74_01445 N2V74_04420
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Wang Y, Xu H, Jones MK, White RH
Title
Identification of the Final Two Genes Functioning in Methanofuran Biosynthesis in Methanocaldococcus jannaschii.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.5.1.131
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