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Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Aminohydrolases > Methenyltetrahydrofolate Cyclohydrolase

Preferred term

Methenyltetrahydrofolate Cyclohydrolase  

Type

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Definition

  • An aminohydrolase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate to 10-formyltetrahydrofolate. In most higher eucaryotic organisms this enzyme also includes METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE (NADP) and FORMATE-TETRAHYDROFOLATE LIGASE activities.

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Entry terms

  • 5,10-Methenyltetrahydrofolate 5-Hydrolase (Decyclizing)
  • 5,10-Methenyltetrahydrofolate Cyclohydrolase
  • 5,10-MTHF Cyclohydrolase
  • 9027-97-8

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PBPK25V2-N

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