Reaction: 2-amino-5-formylamino-6-(5-phospho-D-ribosylamino)pyrimidin-4(3H)-one + H2O = 2,5-diamino-6-(5-phospho-D-ribosylamino)pyrimidin-4(3H)-one + formate
Other name(s): ArfB
Systematic name: 2-amino-5-formylamino-6-(5-phospho-D-ribosylamino)pyrimidin-4(3H)-one amidohydrolase
Comments: The enzyme catalyses the second step in archaeal riboflavin and 7,8-didemethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavin biosynthesis. The first step is catalysed by EC 3.5.4.29 (GTP cyclohydrolase IIa). The bacterial enzyme, EC 3.5.4.25 (GTP cyclohydrolase II) catalyses both reactions.
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References:
1. Grochowski, L.L., Xu, H. and White, R.H. An iron(II) dependent formamide hydrolase catalyzes the second step in the archaeal biosynthetic pathway to riboflavin and 7,8-didemethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavin. Biochemistry 48 (2009) 4181-4188. [PMID: 19309161]