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IUBMB Comments Methanofuran is a complex 4-substituted furfurylamine and is involved in the formation of methane from CO2 in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum.
The taxonomic range for the selected organisms is: Archaeoglobus fulgidus The expected taxonomic range for this enzyme is: Bacteria, Archaea
Synonyms
formyltransferase, formylmethanofuran:tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase, formylmethanofuran tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase, formyltransferase/hydrolase complex, n-formylmethanofuran(cho-mfr):tetrahydromethanopterin(h4mpt) formyltransferase,
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formylmethanofuran:5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin N5-formyltransferase
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formylmethanofuran:tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase
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formyltransferase, formylmethanofuran-tetrahydromethanopterin
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formyltransferase/hydrolase complex
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N-formylmethanofuran(CHO-MFR):tetrahydromethanopterin(H4MPT) formyltransferase
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formylmethanofuran + 5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin = methanofuran + 5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin
ternary complex type mechanism
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Acyl group transfer
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formylmethanofuran:5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin 5-formyltransferase
Methanofuran is a complex 4-substituted furfurylamine and is involved in the formation of methane from CO2 in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum.
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methanofuran + 5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin
formylmethanofuran + 5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin
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formylmethanofuran + 5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin
methanofuran + N5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin
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K3PO4
0.1 M salt concentration is required for 50% activity at 83°C. 1.0 M salt concentration is required for 100% activity at 83°C
(NH4)2SO4
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can substitute for K2HPO4 in stimulation
K2HPO4
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1.5 M stimulates 3.8fold
K2HPO4
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no activity in absence, assay mixture contains 2 M
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0.017
5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin
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0.032
formylmethanofuran
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14.4
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pH 7.5, 65°C, cell extract
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physiological function
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the enzyme is involved in autotrophic CO2 fixation, carbon monoxide dehydrogenase pathway
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4 * 30000 SDS-PAGE
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tetramer
the enzyme already reveals a tetrameric state at salt concentrations below 0.1 M
tetramer
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4 * 30000 SDS-PAGE
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vapor diffusion method at 4°C, crystal structure at 2.0 A resolution
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50% inactivation after 20 min at 0.005 M K3PO4. No inactivation after 20 min at 0.05 M K3PO4
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complete thermostability in presence of 0.5 M K2HPO4
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stable up to, in presence of salts
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salts protect against heat inactivation, order of efficiency: K2HPO4, (NH4)2SO4, KCl, NH4Cl, Na2SO4, Na2HPO4
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additional information
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enzyme soluble in 60% ammonium sulfate
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relatively insensitive towards inactivation by molecular oxygen
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486086
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expression in Escherichia coli
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Schwrer, B.; Breitung, J.; Klein, A.R.; Stetter, K.O.; Thauer, R.K.
Formylmethanofuran:tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase and N5,N10-methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase from the sulfate-reducing Archaeoglobus fulgidus: similarities with the enzymes from methanogenic Archaea
Arch. Microbiol.
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225-232
1993
Archaeoglobus fulgidus, Archaeoglobus fulgidus VC-19 / DSM 4304
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Vornolt, J.; Kunow, J.; Stetter, K.; Thauer, R.
Enzymes and coenzymes of the carbon monoxide dehydrogenase pathway for autotrophic CO2 fixation in Archaeoglobus lithotrophicus and the lack of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase in the heterotrophic A. profundus
Arch. Microbiol.
163
112-118
1995
Archaeoglobus fulgidus, Archaeoglobus lithotrophicus, Archaeoglobus lithotrophicus TF-2, Archaeoglobus profundus, Archaeoglobus profundus DSM 5631
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Mamat, B.; Roth, A.; Grimm, C.; Ermler, U.; Tziatzios, C.; Schubert, D.; Thauer, R.K., Shima, S.
Crystal structures and enzymatic properties of three formyltransferases from archaea: environmental adaptation and evolutionary relationship
Protein Sci.
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:2168-2178
2002
Archaeoglobus fulgidus (O28076), Archaeoglobus fulgidus, Methanopyrus kandleri (Q49610), Methanopyrus kandleri, Methanopyrus kandleri DSM 6324 (Q49610), Methanosarcina barkeri (P55301), Methanosarcina barkeri, Methanosarcina barkeri DSM 804 (P55301)
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