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Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Oxidoreductases > Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors > Methylenetetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase (NADP)

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Methylenetetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase (NADP)  

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Definition

  • An NADP-dependent oxidoreductase that catalyses the conversion of 5,10-methyleneterahydrofolate to 5,10-methenyl-tetrahydrofolate. In higher eukaryotes a trifunctional enzyme exists with additional METHENYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE CYCLOHYDROLASE and FORMATE-TETRAHYDROFOLATE LIGASE activity. The enzyme plays an important role in the synthesis of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, the methyl donor for the VITAMIN B12-dependent remethylation of HOMOCYSTEINE to METHIONINE via METHIONINE SYNTHETASE.

Entry terms

  • 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate:NADP+ oxidoreductase
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase (NADP+)

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