| Enzyme (Recommended) Name |
dihydrofolate reductase |
| Alternative names |
5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate:NADP+ oxidoreductase
tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase
DHFR
pteridine reductase:dihydrofolate reductase
dihydrofolate reductase:thymidylate synthase
thymidylate synthetase-dihydrofolate reductase
folic acid reductase
folic reductase
dihydrofolic acid reductase
dihydrofolic reductase
7,8-dihydrofolate reductase
NADPH-dihydrofolate reductase
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| EC Classification |
1.5.1.3
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| Classification |
| Oxidoreductases |
| Acting on the CH-NH group of donors |
| With NAD(+) or NADP(+) as acceptor |
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| Catalyses reactions
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| NADP+ + 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydrofolate <-> H+ + NADPH + Dihydrofolate |
| NAD+ + 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydrofolate <-> NADH + H+ + Dihydrofolate |
| NAD+ + 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydrofolate <-> NADH + H+ + Folate |
| 2 NADP+ + 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydrofolate <-> 2 H+ + 2 NADPH + Folate |
| NAD+ + Dihydrofolate <-> NADH + H+ + Folate |
| NADP+ + Dihydrofolate <-> H+ + NADPH + Folate |
| H+ + NADPH + 7,8-Dihydropteroylpentaglutamate <-> NADP+ + 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydropteroylpentaglutamate |
| H+ + NADPH + 7,8-Dihydrobiopterin <-> NADP+ + Tetrahydrobiopterin |
| H+ + NADPH + Dihydropteroyltriglutamate <-> NADP+ + 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydropteroyltriglutamate |
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