D-alanine 2-hydroxymethyltransferase

D-alanine 2-hydroxymethyltransferase
Identifiers
EC no.2.1.2.7
CAS no.9075-76-7
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D-alanine 2-hydroxymethyltransferase (EC 2.1.2.7) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

This tetrahydrofolate–dependent enzyme catalyzes a reversible substitution of the formyl group from the cofactor 10-methylenetetrahydrofolate (5,10-CH2-THF) to D-alanine to give 2-methyl-L-serine and tetrahydrofolic acid (THF).[1]

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases that transfer one-carbon groups, specifically the hydroxymethyl-, formyl- and related transferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate:D-alanine 2-hydroxymethyltransferase. This enzyme is also called 2-methylserine hydroxymethyltransferase. This enzyme participates in the one carbon pool by folate.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Wilson EM, Snell EE (October 1962). "Metabolism of alpha-methylserine. I. alpha-Methylserine hydroxymethyltransferase". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 237 (10): 3171–9. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)50139-3. PMID 14001018.
  2. ↑ Enzyme 2.1.2.7 at KEGG Pathway Database.