Reaction: (1) L-erythro-7,8-dihydrobiopterin + NADP+ = sepiapterin + NADPH + H+
(2) L-erythro-tetrahydrobiopterin + 2 NADP+ = 6-pyruvoyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin + 2 NADPH + 2 H+
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Glossary: sepiapterin = 2-amino-6-lactoyl-7,8-dihydropteridin-4(3H)-one
tetrahydrobiopterin = 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin = 2-amino-6-(1,2-dihydroxypropyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteridin-4(3H)-one
Other name(s): SR
Systematic name: L-erythro-7,8-dihydrobiopterin:NADP+ oxidoreductase
Comments: This enzyme catalyses the final step in the de novo synthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin from GTP. The enzyme, which is found in higher animals and some fungi and bacteria, produces the erythro form of tetrahydrobiopterin. cf. EC 1.1.1.325, sepiapterin reductase (L-threo-7,8-dihydrobiopterin forming).
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9059-48-7
References:
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2. Matsubara, M., Katoh, S., Akino, M. and Kaufman, S. Sepiapterin reductase. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 122 (1966) 202-212. [PMID: 5969298]
3. Werner, E.R., Schmid, M., Werner-Felmayer, G., Mayer, B. and Wachter, H. Synthesis and characterization of 3H-labelled tetrahydrobiopterin. Biochem. J. 304 (1994) 189-193. [PMID: 7528005]
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