From Formylmethanofuran to N5-Formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin

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Medline reference
Donnelly MI, Wolfe RS. J Biol Chem (1986) 261(35): 16653-9.

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                                     Formylmethanofuran                                      
                                              |
                                              |  H4MPT
  formylmethanofuran--tetrahydromethanopterin | /
                          N-formyltransferase |/
                                    2.3.1.101 | Search GenBank, 120 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
                                        Kyoto |\
                                       ExPASy | \
                                              |  Methanofuran
                                              v
                          N5-Formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin
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