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Information on EC 2.3.1.101 - formylmethanofuran-tetrahydromethanopterin N-formyltransferase

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IUBMB Comments

Methanofuran is a complex 4-substituted furfurylamine and is involved in the formation of methane from CO2 in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum.

The expected taxonomic range for this enzyme is: Bacteria, Archaea

Synonyms
formyltransferase, formylmethanofuran:tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase, formylmethanofuran tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase, formyltransferase/hydrolase complex, n-formylmethanofuran(cho-mfr):tetrahydromethanopterin(h4mpt) formyltransferase, more

REACTION
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LITERATURE
formylmethanofuran + 5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin = methanofuran + 5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin
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PATHWAYS
MetaCyc
methanogenesis from H2 and CO2, methoxylated aromatic compound degradation II, methyl-coenzyme M oxidation to CO2, reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway II (autotrophic methanogens)
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