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Dihydropteroate Synthase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Dihydropteroate Synthase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.913.225.300
Unique ID
D004094
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004094
Scope Note
An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of dihydropteroate from p-aminobenzoic acid and dihydropteridine-hydroxymethyl-pyrophosphate. EC 2.5.1.15.
Entry Term(s)
Dihydropteroate Pyrophosphorylase
Dihydropteroate Synthetase
Registry Numbers
EC 2.5.1.15
Related Numbers
9055-61-2
CAS Type 1 Name
2-Amino-4-hydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropteridine-diphosphate:4-aminobenzoate 2-amino-4-hydroxydihydropteridine-6-methenyltransferase
Previous Indexing
Aminobenzoic Acids (1969-1974)
Ligases (1969-1974)
Pteridines (1969-1974)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under TRANSFERASES 1975-90
History Note
91(75); was see under TRANSFERASES 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/27
Revision Date
2003/07/09
Dihydropteroate Synthase Preferred
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