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CATH Superfamily 3.30.160.40

Porphobilinogen deaminase, C-terminal domain

The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_3_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

"
Porphobilinogen deaminase, C-terminal domain
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FunFam 13: Porphobilinogen deaminase

There are 1 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
Hydroxymethylbilane synthase. [EC: 2.5.1.61]
4 porphobilinogen + H(2)O = hydroxymethylbilane + 4 NH(3).
  • The enzyme works by stepwise addition of pyrrolylmethyl groups until a hexapyrrole is present at the active center.
  • The terminal tetrapyrrole is then hydrolyzed to yield the product, leaving a cysteine-bound dipyrrole on which assembly continues.
  • In the presence of a second enzyme, EC 4.2.1.75, which is often called cosynthase, the product is cyclized to form uroporphyrinogen III.
  • If EC 4.2.1.75 is absent, the hydroxymethylbilane cyclizes spontaneously to form uroporphyrinogen I.
  • Formerly EC 4.3.1.8.
 9 A9KDC4 A9KDC4 A9N910 B6J3T6 B6J3T6 B6J6K0 B6J6K0 Q83A37 Q83A37
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