Information on EC 4.1.2.60 - dihydroneopterin triphosphate aldolase

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     4 Lyases
         4.1 Carbon-carbon lyases
             4.1.2 Aldehyde-lyases
                4.1.2.60 dihydroneopterin triphosphate aldolase
IUBMB Comments
The enzyme, which participates in a pathway for folate biosynthesis, is found in the Stramenopiles, a large group that includes oomycetes, various microalgae and brown algae, as well as in several bacterial phyla. It provides a bypass mechanism compensating for the lack of EC 4.1.2.25, dihydroneopterin aldolase. In the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum the enzyme is bifunctional and also catalyses the activity of EC 4.2.3.12, 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase. cf. EC 4.1.2.59, dihydroneopterin phosphate aldolase.
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The expected taxonomic range for this enzyme is: Eukaryota, Bacteria
Synonyms
6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase, DHNA, dihydroneopterin aldolase, PTPS, PTPS-III, more
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LITERATURE
7,8-dihydroneopterin 3'-triphosphate = 6-(hydroxymethyl)-7,8-dihydropterin + glycolaldehyde triphosphate
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