Reaction Details

Stochiometric Equation 2-Amino-4-hydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropteridine diphosphate + 4-Aminobenzoate <-> Diphosphate + Dihydropteroate
Substrates
4-Aminobenzoate
2-Amino-4-hydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropteridine diphosphate
Products
Diphosphate
Dihydropteroate
Enzymes known to catalyse this reaction (curated information)
EC Numberin OrganismUniProt LinkPubMedID
2.5.1.15 Escherichia coli UniProt 1657875
2.5.1.15 Mycobacterium leprae UniProt 10542185
2.5.1.15 Mycobacterium tuberculosis UniProt 10542185
2.5.1.15 Pisum sativum UniProt 11931659
2.5.1.15 Staphylococcus aureus UniProt 9149138
2.5.1.15 Streptococcus pneumoniae UniProt 4391688
2.5.1.15 Streptococcus pyogenes UniProt 9593127
Pathways Biosynthesis of cofactors
Folate biosynthesis
Metabolic pathways


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