Dihydroneopterin aldolase
In enzymology, a dihydroneopterin aldolase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
Thus, the substrate of this enzyme is 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6--7,8-dihydropteridine, whereas its two products are 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropteridine and glycolaldehyde.
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the aldehyde-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6--7,8-dihydropt eridine glycolaldehyde-lyase . Other names in common use include 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6--7,8-, and dihydropteridine glycolaldehyde-lyase. This enzyme participates in folate biosynthesis.As of late 2007, 13 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes,,,,,,,,,,,, and.
