Reaction: [5-(aminomethyl)furan-3-yl]methyl diphosphate + γ-L-glutamyltyramine = (4-{4-[2-(γ-L-glutamylamino)ethyl]phenoxymethyl}furan-2-yl)methanamine + diphosphate
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Other name(s): MfnF
Systematic name: [5-(aminomethyl)furan-3-yl]methyl-diphosphate:γ-L-glutamyltyramine [5-(aminomethyl)furan-3-yl]methyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme, isolated from the archaeon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii, participates in the biosynthesis of the methanofuran cofactor.
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References:
1. Wang, Y., Xu, H., Jones, M.K. and White, R.H. Identification of the final two genes functioning in methanofuran biosynthesis in Methanocaldococcus jannaschii. J. Bacteriol. 197 (2015) 2850-2858. [PMID: 26100040]