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Literature summary for 1.5.1.3 extracted from

  • Rood, J.I.; Laird, A.J.; Williams, J.W.
    Cloning of the Escherichia coli K-12 dihydrofolate reductase gene following mu-mediated transposition (1980), Gene, 8, 255-265.
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Application

Application Comment Organism
medicine enzyme is a target of several anti-folate inhibitory drugs to combat bacteria, protozoa and cancer Escherichia coli

Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
folA gene, into multicopy vector pBR322, gene enrichment by Mu-mediated transposition Escherichia coli

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Escherichia coli
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-
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
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-
Escherichia coli

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
7,8-dihydrofolate + NADPH
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Escherichia coli 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate + NADP+
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Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
37
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assay at Escherichia coli

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
NADPH
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Escherichia coli