Pteridine reductase

Template:Infobox enzyme In enzymology, a pteridine reductase (Template:EC number) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin + 2 NADP⁺ $\rightleftharpoons$ biopterin + 2 NADPH + 2 H⁺

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin and NADP⁺, whereas its 3 products are biopterin, NADPH, and H⁺.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-NH group of donors with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin:NADP+ oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include PTR1, and pteridine reductase 1.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 7 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes Template:PDB link, Template:PDB link, Template:PDB link, Template:PDB link, Template:PDB link, Template:PDB link, and Template:PDB link.

References

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