dihydrofolate synthase activity

Term ID

GO:0008841

Synonyms

• 7,8-dihydrofolate synthetase activity
• 7,8-dihydropteroate:L-glutamate ligase (ADP) activity
• 7,8-dihydropteroate:L-glutamate ligase (ADP-forming)
• DHFS activity
• dihydrofolate synthetase activity
• dihydrofolate synthetase-folylpolyglutamate synthetase activity
• dihydropteroate:L-glutamate ligase (ADP-forming) activity
• FHFS activity
• FHFS/FPGS activity
• folylpoly-(gamma-glutamate) synthetase-dihydrofolate synthase activity
• H(2)-folate synthetase activity
• H2-folate synthetase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: ATP + dihydropterate + L-glutamate = ADP + phosphate + dihydrofolate. 6.3.2.12

References

• EC:6.3.2.12
• MetaCyc:DIHYDROFOLATESYNTH-RXN
• RHEA:23584

Ontology

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