| Literature DB >> 7284307 |
G K Smith, P A Benkovic, S J Benkovic.
Abstract
It is shown that L(-)-10-formyltetrahydrofolate serves as the cofactor for glycinamide ribonucleotide transformylase from chicken liver. The utilization of L(-)-10-formyl-H4folate was not previously recognized, because L-(+)-10-formyl-H4folate is an excellent competitive inhibitor of the enzyme, Ki = 0.75 +/- 0.07 microM, and historically the transformylase assay was carried out with a mixture of diastereomers. The results are discussed in relation to the utilization of L(+)-5,10-methenyl-H4folate.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 7284307 DOI: 10.1021/bi00517a013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochemistry ISSN: 0006-2960 Impact factor: 3.162