Term Name: dihydropteroate synthase activity
Synonyms: (2-amino-4-hydroxy-7,8-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl-diphosphate:4-aminobenzoate 2-amino-4-hydroxydihydropteridine-6-methenyltransferase activity, 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropteridine-diphosphate:4-aminobenzoate 2-amino-4-hydroxydihydropteridine-6-methenyltransferase activity, 7,8-dihydropteroate synthase activity, 7,8-dihydropteroate synthetase activity, 7,8-dihydropteroic acid synthetase activity, DHPS activity, dihydropteroate diphosphorylase activity, dihydropteroate pyrophosphorylase activity, dihydropteroate synthetase activity, dihydropteroic synthetase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropteridine diphosphate + 4-aminobenzoate = diphosphate + dihydropteroate.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004156]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: transferase activity, transferring alkyl or aryl (other than methyl) groups