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Literature summary for 1.5.1.3 extracted from

  • Kaufman, B.T.; Gardiner, R.C.
    Studies on dihydrofolic reductase. I. Purification and properties of dihydrofolic reductase from chicken liver (1966), J. Biol. Chem., 241, 1319-1328.
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General Stability

General Stability Organism
N5-formyltetrahydrofolate, NADP+ and NADPH stabilize and protect against heat inactivation Gallus gallus

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
aminopterin
-
Gallus gallus
citrate in acid pH range: inhibitor of reduction of 7,8-dihydrofolate but not folate Gallus gallus
NADP+
-
Gallus gallus

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.00015
-
7,8-dihydrofolate with NADPH Gallus gallus
0.0067
-
folate
-
Gallus gallus

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
23000
-
sedimentation equilibrium studies, sucrose density gradient experiments, aminopterin titration Gallus gallus

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Gallus gallus
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
-
Gallus gallus

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
liver
-
Gallus gallus
-

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
-60°C, 0.02 mM NADPH, 3 months, frequent freezing and thawing, stable Gallus gallus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
7,8-dihydrofolate + NADPH
-
Gallus gallus 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate + NADP+
-
?
folate + NADPH
-
Gallus gallus 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate + NADP+
-
?

Temperature Stability [°C]

Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
60
-
half-life: 2 min Gallus gallus

Turnover Number [1/s]

Turnover Number Minimum [1/s] Turnover Number Maximum [1/s] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
5
-
7,8-dihydrofolate pH 7.4 Gallus gallus

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
3.8
-
folate + NADPH Gallus gallus
4
-
7,8-dihydrofolate + NADPH, 2 optima: pH 4 and pH 7.4 Gallus gallus
5.2 5.5 7,8-dihydrofolate + NADH Gallus gallus
7.4
-
7,8-dihydrofolate + NADPH, 2 optima: pH 4.0 and pH 7.4 Gallus gallus

pH Stability

pH Stability pH Stability Maximum Comment Organism
6 8 maximal stability Gallus gallus

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
NADH chicken liver: at neutral pH specific for NADPH and 7,8-dihydrofolate, at acid pH: NADH + 7,8-dihydrofolate and folate + NADPH Gallus gallus
NADPH
-
Gallus gallus