CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 3.30.70.520
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

2.3.1.101
Formylmethanofuran--tetrahydromethanopterin N-formyltransferase.
based on mapping to UniProt P55301
Formylmethanofuran + 5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin = methanofuran + 5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin.
-!- Methanofuran is a complex 4-substituted furfurylamine and is involved in the formation of methane from CO(2) in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P55301
FTR_METBF
Methanosarcina barkeri str. Fusaro
Formylmethanofuran--tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase

PDB Structure

PDB 1M5S
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Crystal structures and enzymatic properties of three formyltransferases from archaea: environmental adaptation and evolutionary relationship.
Mamat, B., Roth, A., Grimm, C., Ermler, U., Tziatzios, C., Schubert, D., Thauer, R.K., Shima, S.
Protein Sci.