5-Methyltetrahydrofolate:corrinoid/iron-sulfur protein Co-methyltransferase

5-methyltetrahydrofolate:corrinoid/iron-sulfur protein Co-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.258, acsE (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name 5-methyltetrahydrofolate:corrinoid/iron-sulfur protein methyltransferase.[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

[Methyl-Co(III) corrinoid Fe-S protein] + tetrahydrofolate a [Co(I) corrinoid Fe-S protein] + 5-methyltetrahydrofolate
5-methyltetrahydrofolate:corrinoid/iron-sulfur protein Co-methyltransferase
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EC no.2.1.1.258
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This enzyme catalyses the transfer of a methyl group from the N5 position of methyltetrahydrofolate to the 5-methoxybenzimidazolylcobamide cofactor of a corrinoid/Fe-S protein, containing a corrin ring similar to that in cobalamin.

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