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Riboflavin Synthase

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Definition: An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of riboflavin from two molecules of 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine, utilizing a four-carbon fragment from one molecule which is transferred to the second molecule. EC 2.5.1.9.      Other names Synthase, Riboflavin
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
2,5-diamino-6-ribitylamino-4(3H)-pyrimidinone 5'-phosphate synthase, Aquifex aeolicus  EC 2.5.1.9   *Riboflavin Synthase Bacterial Proteins. FEBS J 2008 Sep;275(17):4403-14
2,5-diamino-6-ribitylamino-4(3H)-pyrimidinone 5'-phosphate synthase, Methanocaldococcus jannaschii  EC 2.5.1.9   *Riboflavin Synthase Archaeal Proteins. FEBS J 2008 Sep;275(17):4403-14
2,5-diamino-6-ribitylamino-4(3H)-pyrimidinone 5'-phosphate synthase, Candida glabrata  EC 2.5.1.9   *Riboflavin Synthase Fungal Proteins. FEBS J 2008 Sep;275(17):4403-14
7,8-didemethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavin synthase, Mycobacterium smegmatis  EC 2.5.1.-   *Riboflavin Synthase. Arch Microbiol 2003 Dec;180(6):455-64
6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine synthase  89287-46-7 Synthase, 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine  *Multienzyme Complexes Riboflavin Synthase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1985;127(1):175

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