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5-Formyltetrahydrofolate is an inhibitory but well tolerated metabolite in Arabidopsis leaves.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 15 Jul 2005
Goyer Aymeric, Collakova Eva, Díaz de la Garza Rocío, Quinlivan Eoin P, Williamson Jerry, Gregory Jesse F, Shachar-Hill Yair, Hanson Andrew D
Abstract excerpt
5-Formyltetrahydrofolate (5-CHO-THF) is formed via a second catalytic activity of serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) and strongly inhibits SHMT and other folate-dependent enzymes in vitro. The only enzyme known to metabolize 5-CHO-THF is 5-CHO-THF cycloligase (5-FCL), which catalyzes its conversion to 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate. Because 5-FCL is mitochondrial in plants and mitochondrial SHMT is central to...
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