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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
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Fol1 protein, S cerevisiae
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*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