Reaction: S-methyl-1-thio-D-xylulose 5-phosphate + glutathione = 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate + S-(methylsulfanyl)glutathione
Other name(s): 1-methylthioxylulose 5-phosphate sulfurylase (incorrect)
Systematic name: S-methyl-1-thio-D-xylulose 5-phosphate:glutathione methylthiotransferase
Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum, belongs to the cupin superfamily and contains a manganese ion. It participates in an anaerobic salvage pathway that restores methionine from S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine. The enzyme was assayed in vitro using L-dithiothreitol instead of glutathione.
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References:
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