5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole synthase
Class of enzymes
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5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole synthase (EC 1.14.99.40, BluB) is an enzyme with systematic name FMNH2 oxidoreductase (5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole forming).[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- FMNH2 + NADH + H+ + O2 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole + D-erythrose 4-phosphate + NAD+ + other product
| 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole synthase | |||||||||
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| EC no. | 1.14.99.40 | ||||||||
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| BRENDA | enzyme data | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | enzyme entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| Rhea | reactions | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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The C-2 of 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole is derived from C-1' of the ribityl group of FMNH2 and 2-H from the ribityl 1'-pro-S hydrogen. This enzyme is part of the biosynthetic pathway to cobalamin (vitamin B12) in bacteria.
