Dihydropteroate synthetase

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Dihydropteroate synthetase is an enzyme classified under EC 2.5.1.15. It produces dihydropteroate in bacteria, but does not function in humans. This makes it a useful target for sulfonamide antibiotics, which compete with the PABA precursor.

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• MeSH Dihydropteroate+synthetase

v • d • e Alkyl and aryl transferases (EC 2.5) Dimethylallyltranstransferase - Thiaminase I - Methionine adenosyltransferase - Riboflavin synthase - Dihydropteroate synthetase - Spermidine synthase - Glutathione S-transferase - Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase - Spermine synthase - Alkylglycerone phosphate synthase - Farnesyltransferase - Geranylgeranyltransferase type 1 - Porphobilinogen deaminase

v • d • e Metabolism of vitamins, coenzymes, and cofactors Vitamin A Retinol binding protein Thiamine (B1) Thiamine pyrophosphokinase Niacin (B3) Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase - Formamidase Folic acid (B9) Dihydropteroate synthetase - Dihydrofolate reductase - Serine hydroxymethyltransferase Vitamin C L-gulonolactone oxidase Vitamin D 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-hydroxylase - CYP27A1 Vitamin K Vitamin K epoxide reductase