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  • Masada, M.
    Enzymatic properties of 6-pyruvoyl tetrahydropterin synthase purified from fat bodies of silkworm larvae (1993), Adv. Exp. Med. Biol., 338, 191-194.
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Application

EC Number Application Comment Organism
4.2.3.12 medicine the decrease of this enzyme is the most frequent cause of atypical phenylketonuria Bombyx mori

Inhibitors

EC Number Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
4.2.3.12 monoiodoacetate
-
Bombyx mori
4.2.3.12 NEM
-
Bombyx mori
4.2.3.12 PCMB
-
Bombyx mori

KM Value [mM]

EC Number KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
4.2.3.12 0.0128
-
7,8-dihydroneopterin triphosphate pH 8.5, 37ºC, 1 mM Mg2+ Bombyx mori
4.2.3.12 0.0169
-
7,8-dihydroneopterin triphosphate pH 8.5 37ºC, 5 mM Mg2+ Bombyx mori

Metals/Ions

EC Number Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
4.2.3.12 Ba2+ stimulatory effect, 5 mM greatly accelerates activity Bombyx mori
4.2.3.12 Ca2+ stimulatory effect and additive effect at Mg2+, 1 mM Bombyx mori
4.2.3.12 Mg2+ stimulates, Km of 0.2 mM and 2 mM at pH 8.5 and 37ºC Bombyx mori
4.2.3.12 Mn2+ stimulatory effect but additional competitive or inhibitory effect Bombyx mori
4.2.3.12 additional information Cu2+ has no effect on activity Bombyx mori
4.2.3.12 Ni2+ no effect on enzyme activity Bombyx mori
4.2.3.12 Sr2+ 5 mM greatly accelerates activity Bombyx mori
4.2.3.12 Zn2+ no effect on enzyme activity Bombyx mori

Molecular Weight [Da]

EC Number Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
4.2.3.12 18500
-
4 * 18500, SDS-PAGE Bombyx mori
4.2.3.12 72000
-
native PAGE Bombyx mori
4.2.3.12 85000 87000 gel filtration Bombyx mori

Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
4.2.3.12 Bombyx mori
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silkworm
-

Purification (Commentary)

EC Number Purification (Comment) Organism
4.2.3.12 ammonium sulfate precipitation, hydroxyapatite column, gel filtration Bombyx mori

Source Tissue

EC Number Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
4.2.3.12 fat body larvae Bombyx mori
-
4.2.3.12 larva fat bodies Bombyx mori
-

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
4.2.3.12 7,8-dihydroneopterin triphosphate
-
Bombyx mori 6-pyruvoyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin + triphosphate
-
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Subunits

EC Number Subunits Comment Organism
4.2.3.12 tetramer 4 * 18500, SDS-PAGE Bombyx mori

pH Optimum

EC Number pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
4.2.3.12 8.5
-
-
Bombyx mori