Biology:S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine phosphorylase

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Short description: Class of enzymes
S-methyl-5-thioadenosine phosphorylase
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S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine phosphorylase trimer, Human
Identifiers
EC number2.4.2.28
CAS number61970-06-7
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

In enzymology, a S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine phosphorylase (EC 2.4.2.28) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine + phosphate [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] adenine + S-methyl-5-thio-alpha-D-ribose 1-phosphate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine and phosphate, whereas its two products are adenine and S-methyl-5-thio-alpha-D-ribose 1-phosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the pentosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is S-methyl-5-thioadenosine:phosphate S-methyl-5-thio-alpha-D-ribosyl-transferase. Other names in common use include 5'-methylthioadenosine nucleosidase, 5'-deoxy-5'-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase, MTA phosphorylase, MeSAdo phosphorylase, MeSAdo/Ado phosphorylase, methylthioadenosine phosphorylase, methylthioadenosine nucleoside phosphorylase, 5'-methylthioadenosine:phosphate methylthio-D-ribosyl-transferase, and S-methyl-5-thioadenosine phosphorylase. This enzyme participates in methionine metabolism.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 20 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1CB0, 1CG6, 1JDS, 1JDT, 1JDU, 1JDV, 1JDZ, 1JE0, 1JE1, 1JP7, 1JPV, 1K27, 1ODI, 1ODJ, 1ODK, 1SD1, 1SD2, 1V4N, 1WTA, and 2A8Y.

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