Structural highlights
Function
PTR1_LEIMA Exhibits a NADPH-dependent biopterin reductase activity. Has good activity with folate and significant activity with dihydrofolate and dihydrobiopterin, but not with quinonoid dihydrobiopterin. Confers resistance to methotrexate (MTX).[1]
See Also
References
- ↑ Bello AR, Nare B, Freedman D, Hardy L, Beverley SM. PTR1: a reductase mediating salvage of oxidized pteridines and methotrexate resistance in the protozoan parasite Leishmania major. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Nov 22;91(24):11442-6. PMID:7972081
