Alpha-D-ribose 1-methylphosphonate 5-triphosphate synthase explained

Alpha-D-ribose 1-methylphosphonate 5-triphosphate synthase
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Alpha-D-ribose 1-methylphosphonate 5-triphosphate synthase is an enzyme with systematic name ATP:methylphosphonate 5-triphosphoribosyltransferase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

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alpha-D-ribose 1-methylphosphonate 5-triphosphate + adenine

This enzyme is isolated from the bacterium Escherichia coli.

Notes and References

  1. Kamat SS, Williams HJ, Raushel FM . Intermediates in the transformation of phosphonates to phosphate by bacteria . Nature . 480 . 7378 . 570–3 . November 2011 . 22089136 . 3245791 . 10.1038/nature10622 .

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