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Accession
GO:0004146
Name
dihydrofolate reductase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
dihydrofolate reduction, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate:NADP+ oxidoreductase activity, 7,8-dihydrofolate reductase activity, DHFR, NADPH-dihydrofolate reductase activity, dihydrofolate reductase:thymidylate synthase activity, dihydrofolic acid reductase activity, dihydrofolic reductase activity, folic acid reductase activity, folic reductase activity, pteridine reductase:dihydrofolate reductase activity, tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase activity, thymidylate synthetase-dihydrofolate reductase activity
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Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate + NADP+ = 7,8-dihydrofolate + NADPH + H+. Source: EC:1.5.1.3
Comment
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History
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Chem. react.
has participant NADPH(4-)
has participant hydron
has participant NADP(3-)
has participant (6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate(2-)
has participant dihydrofolate(2-)
Subset
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Parents of dihydrofolate reductase activity (GO:0004146)
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dihydrofolate reductase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  NADPH(4-) (CHEBI:57783)
dihydrofolate reductase activity [is_a relation] is_a  oxidoreductase activity, acting on the CH-NH group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor (GO:0016646)
dihydrofolate reductase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  hydron (CHEBI:15378)
dihydrofolate reductase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  NADP(3-) (CHEBI:58349)
dihydrofolate reductase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  (6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate(2-) (CHEBI:57453)
dihydrofolate reductase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  dihydrofolate(2-) (CHEBI:57451)

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