Reaction: 5-methyltetrahydromethanopterin + oxidized coenzyme F420 = 5,10-methylenetetrahydromethanopterin + reduced coenzyme F420
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Other name(s): 5,10-methylenetetrahydromethanopterin cyclohydrolase; N5,N10-methylenetetrahydromethanopterin reductase; methylene-H4MPT reductase; coenzyme F420-dependent N5,N10-methenyltetrahydromethanopterin reductase; N5,N10-methylenetetrahydromethanopterin:coenzyme-F420 oxidoreductase
Systematic name: 5-methyltetrahydromethanopterin:coenzyme-F420 oxidoreductase
Comments: Catalyses an intermediate step in methanogenesis from CO2 and H2 in methanogenic archaebacteria.
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References:
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