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MeSH Heading: Formate-Tetrahydrofolate Ligase
Tree Number(s): D08.811.464.259.550
Unique ID: D005574
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005574
Scope Note: A carbon-nitrogen ligase that catalyzes the formation of 10-formyltetrahydrofolate from formate and tetrahydrofolate in the presence of ATP. In higher eukaryotes the enzyme also contains METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE (NADP+) and METHENYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE CYCLOHYDROLASE activity.
Entry Term(s): Formyltetrahydrofolate Synthetase; Tetrahydrofolate Formylase
Related Numbers: 9023-66-9
CAS Type 1 Name: Formate:tetrahydrofolate ligase (ADP-forming)
Previous Indexing: Formic Acids (1969-1974); Ligases (1969-1974); Tetrahydrofolates (1972-1974)
See Also: Methenyltetrahydrofolate Cyclohydrolase; Methylenetetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase (NADP)
Public MeSH Note: 98; see FORMYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE SYNTHETASE 1991-97; see LIGASES 1975-90
History Note: 98(75)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2009/07/10

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