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Dihydropteroate Synthase

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Definition: An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of dihydropteroate from p-aminobenzoic acid and dihydropteridine-hydroxymethyl-pyrophosphate. EC 2.5.1.15.      Other names Dihydropteroate Synthetase; Dihydropteroate Pyrophosphorylase; Synthetase, Dihydropteroate; Synthase, Dihydropteroate; Pyrophosphorylase, Dihydropteroate
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Fol1 protein, S cerevisiae  0   *Aldehyde-Lyases *Dihydropteroate Synthase *Multienzyme Complexes *Diphosphotransferases. Mol Biol Cell 2004 Aug;15(8):3811-28
Sul3 protein, E coli  EC 2.5.1.15   *Dihydropteroate Synthase *Escherichia coli Proteins. J Antimicrob Chemother 2003 Dec;52(6):1022-4

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