| SUBSTRATE | PRODUCT | REACTION DIAGRAM | ORGANISM | UNIPROT ACCESSION NO. | COMMENTARY/ Substrate | LITERATURE/ Substrate | COMMENTARY/ Product | LITERATURE/ Product | Reversibility r=reversible ir=irreversible ?=not specified |
| L-glutamate + dGTP + coenzyme F420-0 | UDP + phosphate + coenzyme gamma-F420-1 |
 | Methanocaldococcus jannaschii | Q58178 | maximum activity for coenzyme F420-2 formation is 25% of the maximum activity with GTP. Coenzyme F420-1 is coenzyme F420 with one glutamic acid residue (attached via its alpha-NH2 to F420-0), the second glutamate in bound via a gamma ligation | 696202 | - | - | ? |
| L-glutamate + dGTP + coenzyme gamma-F420-1 | dGDP + phosphate + coenzyme gamma-F420-2 |
 | Methanocaldococcus jannaschii | Q58178 | maximum activity for coenzyme F420-2 formation is 25% of the maximum activity with GTP. Coenzyme F420-1 is coenzyme F420 with one glutamic acid residue (attached via its alpha-NH2 to F420-0), the second glutamate in bound via a gamma ligation | 696202 | - | - | ? |
| L-glutamate + GTP + coenzyme F420-1 | GDP + phosphate + coenzyme gamma-F420-2 |
 | Archaeoglobus fulgidus DSM 4304 | O28028 | the enzyme protein catalyzes two distinct and independent reactions, firstly attaching a glutamte via its alpha-NH2 to F420-0 (cf. coenzyme F420-0:glutamyl ligase). The second reaction is a gamma ligation, taking place when a certain amount of monoglutamylated F420-1 has accumulated | 699520 | - | - | ? |
| L-glutamate + GTP + coenzyme gamma-F420-1 | GDP + phosphate + coenzyme gamma-F420-2 |
 | Methanocaldococcus jannaschii | Q58178 | step in the biosynthesis of coenzyme F420, coenzyme F420-1 is coenzyme F420 with one glutamic acid residue (attached via its alpha-NH2 to F420-0), the second glutamate in bound via a gamma ligation | 696202 | - | - | ? |
| L-glutamate + UTP + coenzyme gamma-F420-1 | UDP + phosphate + coenzyme gamma-F420-2 |
 | Methanocaldococcus jannaschii | Q58178 | maximum activity for coenzyme F420-2 formation is 66% of the maximum activity with GTP. Coenzyme F420-1 is coenzyme F420 with one glutamic acid residue (attached via its alpha-NH2 to F420-0), the second glutamate in bound via a gamma ligation | 696202 | - | - | ? |
| additional information | ? | - | Methanocaldococcus jannaschii | Q58178 | CofE incubated with 10 mM beta-glutamate, D-glutamate, gamma-glutamylglutamate, DL-2-amino-3-phosphonopropionic acid, 2-carboxyethylphosphonic acid, or L-R-aminoadipic acid produces no F420-2 or other F420 analogues. CofE cannot use F420-2 as substrate to add more glutamate residues | 696202 | - | - | - |