Enzyme - EC
2.1.2.5 - Glutamate formimidoyltransferase
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EC
2.1.2.5
Official
Name
Glutamate formimidoyltransferase
Alternative
name(s)
Glutamate formiminotransferase
Glutamate formyltransferase
Formiminoglutamic acid transferase
Formiminoglutamic formiminotransferase
Glutamate formyltransferase
Formiminoglutamic acid transferase
Formiminoglutamic formiminotransferase
Class
2.Transferases
1.Transferring one-carbon groups
2.Hydroxymethyl-, formyl- and related transferases
1.Transferring one-carbon groups
2.Hydroxymethyl-, formyl- and related transferases
Reaction
catalysed
5-Formiminotetrahydrofolate + L-Glutamate
tetrahydrofolate +
N-Formimino-L-glutamate
tetrahydrofolate +
N-Formimino-L-glutamateSubstrates
5-Formiminotetrahydrofolate
L-glutamate
5-Formyltetrahydrofolate
L-glutamate
5-Formyltetrahydrofolate
Products
tetrahydrofolate
N-formimino-L-glutamate
N-Formyl-L-glutamate
N-formimino-L-glutamate
N-Formyl-L-glutamate
Cofactor
PP
Metabolic
Pathways
Other
comments
In eukaryotes occurs as a bifunctional enzyme also having formiminotetrahydrofolate cyclodeaminase activity (EC 4.3.1.4).