Reaction: ATP + 5-formyltetrahydrofolate = ADP + phosphate + 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate
For diagram of reaction click here (another example).
Other name(s): 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate synthetase; formyltetrahydrofolic cyclodehydrase; 5-formyltetrahydrofolate cyclodehydrase
Systematic name: 5-formyltetrahydrofolate cyclo-ligase (ADP-forming)
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37318-64-2
References:
1. Greenberg, D.M., Wynston, L.K. and Nagabhushanan, A. Further studies on N5-formyltetrahydrofolic acid cyclodehydrase. Biochemistry 4 (1965) 1872-1878.