Deoxyhypusine synthase (EC 2.5.1.46, spermidine:eIF5A-lysine 4-aminobutyltransferase (propane-1,3-diamine-forming)) is an enzyme with systematic name (eIF5A-precursor)-lysine:spermidine 4-aminobutyltransferase (propane-1,3-diamine-forming).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
Deoxyhypusine synthase | |||||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||||
EC no. | 2.5.1.46 | ||||||||
CAS no. | 127069-31-2 | ||||||||
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IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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The eukaryotic initiation factor eIF5A contains a hypusine residue that is essential for activity.