Futalosine hydrolase

Updated on Dec 17, 2024

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EC number 3.2.2.26 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

Futalosine hydrolase (EC 3.2.2.26, futalosine nucleosidase, MqnB) is an enzyme with systematic name futalosine ribohydrolase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

futalosine + H₂O ⇌ dehypoxanthine futalosine + hypoxanthine

This enzyme catalyses the second step of menaquinone biosynthesis.

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Futalosine hydrolase Wikipedia

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