dihydropteroate synthase activity

Term ID

GO:0004156

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. 2.5.1.15

References

• EC:2.5.1.15
• MetaCyc:H2PTEROATESYNTH-RXN
• RHEA:19949

Ontology

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