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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (coenzyme-F420)

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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (coenzyme-F420) (EC 1.1.98.2, coenzyme F420-dependent glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, F420-dependent glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, FGD1, Rv0407, F420-dependent glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase 1) is an enzyme with systematic name D-glucose-6-phosphate:F420 1-oxidoreductase.[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

+ oxidized
coenzyme F420
 
 
 
 
Reversible left-right reaction arrow
 
 
 
+ reduced
coenzyme F420
 

Thus enzyme is specific for D-glucose 6-phosphate.[4]

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