Enzyme Details

Enzyme (Recommended) Name	dihydropteroate synthase
Alternative names	(2-amino-4-hydroxy-7,8-dihydropteridin-6-yl)methyl-diphosphate:4-aminobenzoate 2-amino-4-hydroxydihydropteridine-6-methenyltransferase dihydropteroate pyrophosphorylase DHPS 7,8-dihydropteroate synthase 7,8-dihydropteroate synthetase 7,8-dihydropteroic acid synthetase dihydropteroate synthetase dihydropteroic synthetase 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropteridine-diphosphate:4-aminobenzoate 2-amino-4-hydroxydihydropteridine-6-methenyltransferase
EC Classification	2.5.1.15
Classification	Transferases Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups
Catalyses reactions	4-Aminobenzoate + 2-Amino-4-hydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropteridine <-> H2O + Dihydropteroate 2-Amino-4-hydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropteridine diphosphate + 4-Aminobenzoate <-> Diphosphate + Dihydropteroate 2-Amino-4-hydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropteridine diphosphate + 4-Aminobenzoyl glutamate <-> Diphosphate + Dihydrofolate
External links	Expasy KEGG IntEnz (EBI) IUBMB Reactome HepatoSys
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