Metabolic network

VK055_3890

dihydropteroate synthase

Network centrality 0.01023 top 91.0%
Chokepoint Yes

Attractive metabolic target: catalyzes a producing & consuming chokepoint reaction in Folate biosynthesis, no isoenzyme backup detected, more central than 91.0% of genes in this genome, no human homolog detected.

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Reaction catalyzed by this protein Chokepoint reaction Neighbor reaction Pathway grouping (2+ reactions sharing a route) Connected reaction (arrow shows direction, when known) ⇌ Reversible reaction (double arrow) Cross-pathway connection

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H2PTEROATESYNTH-RXN

EC 2.5.1.15 · H2PTEROATESYNTH-RXN · not reversible · no isoenzyme backup

Producing & consuming chokepoint
(7,8-dihydropterin-6-yl)methyl diphosphate 4-aminobenzoate
7,8-dihydropteroate diphosphate

Imported from KpATCC43816.sbml · 2026-07-09