1pvw

Structural highlights

Function

RIBB_METJA Catalyzes the conversion of D-ribulose 5-phosphate to formate and 3,4-dihydroxy-2-butanone 4-phosphate.^[1]

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

References

1. ↑ Fischer M, Romisch W, Schiffmann S, Kelly M, Oschkinat H, Steinbacher S, Huber R, Eisenreich W, Richter G, Bacher A. Biosynthesis of riboflavin in archaea studies on the mechanism of 3,4-dihydroxy-2-butanone-4-phosphate synthase of Methanococcus jannaschii. J Biol Chem. 2002 Nov 1;277(44):41410-6. Epub 2002 Aug 27. PMID:12200440 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M206863200