Biology:5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole synthase

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5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole synthase
Identifiers
EC number1.14.99.40
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5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole synthase (EC 1.14.99.40, BluB) is an enzyme with systematic name FMNH2 oxidoreductase (5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole forming).[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

FMNH2 + NADH + H+ + O2 [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole + D-erythrose 4-phosphate + NAD+ + other product

The C-2 of 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole is derived from C-1' of the ribityl group of FMNH2 and 2-H from the ribityl 1'-pro-S hydrogen. This enzyme is part of the biosynthetic pathway to cobalamin (vitamin B12) in bacteria.

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References

  1. "Single-enzyme conversion of FMNH2 to 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole, the lower ligand of B12". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 104 (8): 2921–6. February 2007. doi:10.1073/pnas.0609270104. PMID 17301238. Bibcode2007PNAS..104.2921G. 
  2. "Biochemistry: molecular cannibalism". Nature 446 (7134): 387–8. March 2007. doi:10.1038/446387a. PMID 17377573. Bibcode2007Natur.446..387E. 
  3. "BluB cannibalizes flavin to form the lower ligand of vitamin B12". Nature 446 (7134): 449–53. March 2007. doi:10.1038/nature05611. PMID 17377583. Bibcode2007Natur.446..449T. 

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