1.5.1.54: methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (NADH)
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Reaction
Synonyms
5,10-CH2-H4folate reductase, 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (FADH2), 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolic acid reductase, 5,10-methylenetetrahydropteroylglutamate reductase, 5-methyltetrahydrofolate:(acceptor) oxidoreductase, metF, methylenetetrahydrofolate (reduced riboflavin adenine dinucleotide) reductase, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, methylenetetrahydrofolic acid reductase, MSMEG_6596, MSMEG_6649, MTHFR1, MTHFR2, N5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, N5,N10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
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Systematic Name
Systematic Name on EC 1.5.1.54 - methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (NADH)
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5-methyltetrahydrofolate:NAD+ oxidoreductase
A flavoprotein (FAD). The enzyme, found in plants and some bacteria, catalyses the reversible conversion of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate to 5-methyltetrahydrofolate using NADH as the electron donor. It play an important role in folate metabolism by regulating the distribution of one-carbon moieties between cellular methylation reactions and nucleic acid synthesis. These proteins either contain a C-terminal domain that does not mediate allosteric regulation (as in plants) or lack this domain entirely (as in Escherichia coli). As a result, the plant enzymes are not inhibited by S-adenosyl-L-methionine, unlike other eukaryotic enzymes, and catalyse a reversible reaction. cf. EC 1.5.1.53, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (NADPH); EC 1.5.1.20, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase [NAD(P)H]; and EC 1.5.7.1, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (ferredoxin).