CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Methenyltetrahydromethanopterin Cyclohydrolase; Chain A, domain 2
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.5.4.27
Methenyltetrahydromethanopterin cyclohydrolase.
based on mapping to UniProt P94954
5,10-methenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin + H(2)O = 5-formyl-5,6,7,8- tetrahydromethanopterin.
-!- Methanopterin is a pterin analog. -!- Involved in the formation of methane from CO(2) in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P94954
MCH_METKA
Methanopyrus kandleri AV19
Methenyltetrahydromethanopterin cyclohydrolase

PDB Structure

PDB 1QLM
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
The Crystal Structure of Methenyltetrahydromethano- Pterin Cyclohydrolase from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Methanopyrus Kandleri
Grabarse, W., Vaupel, M., Vorholt, J.A., Shima, S., Thauer, R.K., Wittershagen, A., Bourenkov, G., Bartunik, H.D., Ermler, U.
Structure