From N5,N10-Methylenetetrahydromethanopterin to 5-Methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin

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Medline reference
Ma K, Thauer RK. Eur J Biochem (1990) 191(1): 187-93.

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                N5,N10-Methylenetetrahydromethanopterin                
                                   |
                                   |  F420H2
  methylenetetrahydromethanopterin | /
                         reductase |/
                         1.5.99.11 | Search GenBank, 198 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                             Kyoto |\
                            ExPASy | \
                                   |  F420
                                   v
               5-Methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin
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