Reaction 21240

Reaction Details
Reaction: Thumb
a tetrahydrofolate + ATP + formate → 10-formyl-tetrahydropteroyl-[γ-Glu](n) + ADP + phosphate
Enzymes: Not Available
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PseudoCyc Reaction ID:FORMATETHFLIG-RXN
References:
  • JAENICKE L, BRODE E (1961). "[Research on monocarbon compounds. I. The tetrahydrofolate formylase from pigeon liver. Purification and mechanism]." Biochem Z 334;108-32. PMID: 13789141
  • RABINOWITZ JC, PRICER WE (1962). "Formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase. I. Isolation and crystallization of the enzyme." J Biol Chem 237;2898-902. PMID: 14489619
  • WHITELEY HR, OSBORN MJ, HUENNEKENS FM (1959). "Purification and properties of the formate-activating enzyme from Micrococcus aerogenes." J Biol Chem 234(6);1538-43. PMID: 13654413