Description
Requires Mg2+ or Mn2+ for maximal activity. The enzyme is specific for D-ribulose 5-phosphate as substrate as ribose 5-phosphate, xylulose 5-phosphate, allulose 6-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate cannot act as substrate. In addition to formaldehyde, the enzyme can also use glycolaldehyde and methylglyoxal. This enzyme, along with EC 5.3.1.27, 6-phospho-3-hexuloisomerase, plays a key role in the ribulose-monophosphate cycle of formaldehyde fixation, which is present in many microorganisms that are capable of utilizing C1-compounds. The hyperthermophilic and anaerobic archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3 constitutively produces a bifunctional enzyme that sequentially catalyses the reactions of this enzyme and EC 5.3.1.27, 6-phospho-3-hexuloisomerase. This enzyme is a member of the orotidine 5'-monophosphate decarboxylase (OMPDC) suprafamily.
Form
Liquid or lyophilized powder
Storage
Store it at +4 ºC for short term. For long term storage, store it at -20 ºC～-80 ºC.
Synonyms
D-arabino-3-hexulose 6-phosphate formaldehyde-lyase; 3-hexulosephosphate synthase; 3-hexulose phosphate synthase; HPS
Reaction
D-arabino-hex-3-ulose 6-phosphate = D-ribulose 5-phosphate + formaldehyde
Notes
This item requires custom production and lead time is between 5-9 weeks. We can custom produce according to your specifications.
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