| Synonyms |
A674R, complementing thymidylate synthase, FDTS, flavin dependent thymidylate synthase, flavin-dependent thymidylate synthase, flavin-dependent thymidylate synthase X, flavin-dependent TS, Thy1, thymidylate synthase 1, thymidylate synthase complementing protein, thymidylate synthase ThyX, thymidylate synthase X, ThyX, thyX-encoded thymidylate synthase, TSCP |
| Comments |
Contains FAD. All thymidylate synthases catalyse a reductive methylation involving the transfer of the methylene group of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate to the C5-position of dUMP and a two electron reduction of the methylene group to a methyl group. Unlike the classical thymidylate synthase, ThyA (EC 2.1.1.45), which uses folate as both a 1-carbon donor and a source of reducing equivalents, this enzyme uses a flavin coenzyme as a source of reducing equivalents, which are derived from NADPH. |
