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superpathway of menaquinol-8 biosynthesis II

Proteins (5)

ProteinSynonymsTaxonomy
Aminodeoxyfutalosine synthaseAFL synthase; Aminofutalosine synthase; EC 2.5.1.120; Menaquinone biosynthetic enzyme MqnEThermus thermophilus HB8
Futalosine hydrolaseFL hydrolase; EC 3.2.2.26; Futalosine nucleosidase; Menaquinone biosynthetic enzyme MqnBThermus thermophilus HB8
1,4-dihydroxy-6-naphtoate synthaseEC 4.1.-.-; Menaquinone biosynthetic enzyme MqnDStreptomyces coelicolor A3(2)
Chorismate dehydrataseEC 4.2.1.151; Menaquinone biosynthetic enzyme MqnAStreptomyces coelicolor A3(2)
Cyclic dehypoxanthine futalosine synthaseCyclic DHFL synthase; EC 1.21.98.1; Dehypoxanthine futalosine cyclase; DHFL cyclase; Menaquinone biosynthetic enzyme MqnCStreptomyces coelicolor A3(2)

Compounds (10)

CompoundDescription
diphosphoric acid
hydronium ion
Ammonium
Carbon DioxideA colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals.
hydrogen carbonate
WaterA clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
isopentenyl pyrophosphatesubstrate for isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase; RN given refers to unlabeled cpd; a nonpeptide mycobacterial antigen that stimulates gamma delta T cells
farnesyl pyrophosphatea sesquiterpene that dimerizes to SQUALENE; RN given refers to cpd without isomeric designation
5'-deoxyadenosinemain heading DEOXYADENOSINE refers to the 3' cpd
s-adenosylmethioninePhysiologic methyl radical donor involved in enzymatic transmethylation reactions and present in all living organisms. It possesses anti-inflammatory activity and has been used in treatment of chronic liver disease. (From Merck, 11th ed)