Reaction: D-ribulose 5-phosphate = formate + L-3,4-dihydroxybutan-2-one 4-phosphate
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Other name(s): DHBP synthase; L-3,4-dihydroxybutan-2-one-4-phosphate synthase
Systematic name: D-ribulose 5-phosphate formate-lyase (L-3,4-dihydroxybutan-2-one 4-phosphate-forming)
Comments: Requires a divalent cation, preferably Mg2+, for activity [1]. The reaction involves an intramolecular skeletal rearrangement, with the bonds in D-ribulose 5-phosphate that connect C-3 and C-5 to C-4 being broken, C-4 being removed as formate and reconnection of C-3 and C-5 [1]. The phosphorylated four-carbon product (L-3,4-dihydroxybutan-2-one 4-phosphate) is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of riboflavin [1].
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References:
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