Chemicals and Drugs

GTP Cyclohydrolase

(GTP cyclohydrolase I) or GTP 7,8-8,9-dihydrolase (pyrophosphate-forming) (GTP cyclohydrolase II). An enzyme group that hydrolyzes the imidazole ring of GTP, releasing carbon-8 as formate. Two C-N bonds are hydrolyzed and the pentase unit is isomerized. This is the first step in the synthesis of folic acid from GTP. EC 3.5.4.16 (GTP cyclohydrolase I) and EC 3.5.4.25 (GTP cyclohydrolase II).

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(GTP cyclohydrolase I) or GTP 7,8-8,9-dihydrolase (pyrophosphate-forming) (GTP cyclohydrolase II). An enzyme group that hydrolyzes the imidazole ring of GTP, releasing carbon-8 as formate. Two C-N bonds are hydrolyzed and the pentase unit is isomerized. This is the first step in the synthesis of folic acid from GTP. EC 3.5.4.16 (GTP cyclohydrolase I) and EC 3.5.4.25 (GTP cyclohydrolase II).

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  • 7,8-Dihydroneopterintriphosphate Synthetase
  • GTP 8-Formylhydrolase
  • GTP Dihydrolase
  • GTP Ring-Opening Enzyme
  • 7,8 Dihydroneopterintriphosphate Synthetase
  • 8-Formylhydrolase, GTP
  • Cyclohydrolase, GTP
  • Dihydrolase, GTP
  • GTP 8 Formylhydrolase
  • GTP Ring Opening Enzyme
  • Ring-Opening Enzyme, GTP
  • Synthetase, 7,8-Dihydroneopterintriphosphate
  • GTP Cyclohydrolase I
  • GTP Cyclohydrolase II
  • Cyclohydrolase I, GTP
  • Cyclohydrolase II, GTP

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

91(75); was see under AMINOHYDROLASES 1975-90

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  • Aminohydrolases (1974)
  • Guanosine Triphosphate (1974)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. GTP Cyclohydrolase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006136. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006136
  2. GTP Cyclohydrolase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76709959