CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily F420-dependent methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase (MTD)
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

1.5.98.1
Methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase.
based on mapping to UniProt P94951
5,10-methylenetetrahydromethanopterin + oxidized coenzyme F420 = 5,10- methenyltetrahydromethanopterin + reduced coenzyme F420.
-!- Coenzyme F420 is a 7,8-didemethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavin derivative; methanopterin is a pterin analog. -!- The enzyme is involved in the formation of methane from CO(2) in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum. -!- Formerly EC 1.5.99.9.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P94951
MTD_METKA
Methanopyrus kandleri AV19
F420-dependent methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase

PDB Structure

PDB 1QV9
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Coenzyme F420-dependent methylenetetrahydromethanopterin dehydrogenase (Mtd) from Methanopyrus kandleri: a methanogenic enzyme with an unusual quarternary structure
Hagemeier, C.H., Shima, S., Thauer, R.K., Bourenkov, G., Bartunik, H.D., Ermler, U.
J.Mol.Biol.