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Creation Date2012-07-30 14:54:46 -0600
Update Date2015-06-03 17:20:48 -0600
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • ECMDB21176
Identification
Name:5,10-Methenyltetrahydrofolate
Description5,10-Methenyltetrahydrofolate (5,10-CH=THF) is a form of tetrahydrofolate that is an intermediate in metabolism. 5,10-CH=THF is a coenzyme that accepts and donates methenyl (CH=) groups.;Methylene tetrahydrofolate (CH2FH4) is formed from tetrahydrofolate by the addition of methylene groups from one of three carbon donors: formaldehyde, serine, or glycine. Methyl tetrahydrofolate(CH3FH4) can be made from methylene tetrahydrofolate by reduction of the methylene group, and formyl tetrahydrofolate (CHOFH4, folinic acid) is made by oxidation of methylene tetrahydrofolate.; In the form of a series of tetrahydrofolate compounds, folate derivatives are substrates in a number of single-carbon-transfer reactions, and also are involved in the synthesis of dTMP (2'-deoxythymidine-5'-phosphate) from dUMP (2'-deoxyuridine-5'-phosphate).
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • (6R)-5,10-CH+-H4folate
  • (6R)-5,10-CH+-H4folic acid
  • (6R)-5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate
  • (6R)-5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolic acid
  • 5,10-Methenyl-THF
  • 5,10-Methenyltetrahydrofolate
  • 5,10-Methenyltetrahydrofolic acid
  • 5,10-Methenyltetrahydropteroylglutamate
  • 5,10-Methenyltetrahydropteroylglutamic acid
  • 5,10Me-THF
  • Anhydro-leucovorin
  • Anhydro-leucovorin a
  • Anhydroleucovorin
  • Anhydroleucovorin a
  • Ch-thf
  • Methenyl-H4F
  • Methenyl-H4F
  • Methenyl-tetrahydrofolate
  • Methenyl-tetrahydrofolic acid
  • Methenyl-thf
  • Methenyltetrahydrofolate
  • Methenyltetrahydrofolic acid
  • N-{4-[(6aR)-3-amino-1-oxo-1,2,5,6,6a,7-hexahydro-8H-imidazo[1,5-f]pteridin-10-ium-8-yl]benzoyl}-L-glutamate
  • N-{4-[(6aR)-3-amino-1-oxo-1,2,5,6,6a,7-hexahydro-8H-imidazo[1,5-f]pteridin-10-ium-8-yl]benzoyl}-L-glutamic acid
  • N5,n10-methenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate
  • N5,n10-methenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid
  • N5,n10-methenyl-tetrahydrofolate
  • N5,n10-methenyl-tetrahydrofolic acid
  • N5-n10-ch-thf
  • N5-n10-methenyltetrahydrofolate
  • N5-n10-methenyltetrahydrofolic acid
Chemical Formula:C20H22N7O6
Weight:Average: 456.432
Monoisotopic: 456.163156471
InChI Key:MEANFMOQMXYMCT-OLZOCXBDSA-O
InChI:InChI=1S/C20H21N7O6/c21-20-24-16-15(18(31)25-20)27-9-26(8-12(27)7-22-16)11-3-1-10(2-4-11)17(30)23-13(19(32)33)5-6-14(28)29/h1-4,9,12-13H,5-8H2,(H6-,21,22,23,24,25,28,29,30,31,32,33)/p+1/t12-,13+/m1/s1
CAS number:7444-29-3
IUPAC Name:(6aR)-3-amino-8-(4-{[(1S)-1,3-dicarboxypropyl]carbamoyl}phenyl)-1-oxo-1H,2H,5H,6H,6aH,7H,8H-10λ⁵-imidazo[1,5-f]pteridin-10-ylium
Traditional IUPAC Name:anhydroleucovorin
SMILES:[H][C@@]12CN(C=[N+]1C1=C(NC2)N=C(N)NC1=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxycinnamic acids. Hydroxycinnamic acids are compounds containing an cinnamic acid where the benzene ring is hydroxylated.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassPhenylpropanoids and polyketides
ClassCinnamic acids and derivatives
Sub ClassHydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives
Direct ParentHydroxycinnamic acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Cinnamic acid
  • Coumaric acid
  • Coumaric acid or derivatives
  • Hydroxycinnamic acid
  • Styrene
  • 1-hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • Phenol
  • Monocyclic benzene moiety
  • Benzenoid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Organic oxide
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State:Solid
Charge:-1
Melting point:Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility0.11 g/LALOGPS
logP-1.2ALOGPS
logP-4.6ChemAxon
logS-3.6ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)3.22ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)1.31ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count10ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count6ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area189.46 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count7ChemAxon
Refractivity134.37 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability45.83 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings4ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations:Cytoplasm
Reactions:
SMPDB Pathways:
One carbon pool by folatePW000773 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
KEGG Pathways:
  • Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism ec00630
  • Metabolic pathways eco01100
  • Microbial metabolism in diverse environments ec01120
  • One carbon pool by folate ec00670
  • Reductive carboxylate cycle (CO2 fixation) ec00720
EcoCyc Pathways:
  • formylTHF biosynthesis I 1CMET2-PWY
  • tetrahydrofolate salvage from 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate PWY-6613
Concentrations
Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-0000900000-2685dd55c623a5a62b7bView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-0000900000-988e14abaa21d8c24622View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-05mp-9852600000-4828bf1882554a05fb98View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-0000900000-2d94ae0a63a61f16ef97View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-2000900000-64513dea73ef594a64afView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9200000000-f6fdb451cb97913de0adView in MoNA
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
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1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
References
References:
  • Keseler, I. M., Collado-Vides, J., Santos-Zavaleta, A., Peralta-Gil, M., Gama-Castro, S., Muniz-Rascado, L., Bonavides-Martinez, C., Paley, S., Krummenacker, M., Altman, T., Kaipa, P., Spaulding, A., Pacheco, J., Latendresse, M., Fulcher, C., Sarker, M., Shearer, A. G., Mackie, A., Paulsen, I., Gunsalus, R. P., Karp, P. D. (2011). "EcoCyc: a comprehensive database of Escherichia coli biology." Nucleic Acids Res 39:D583-D590. Pubmed: 21097882
  • van der Werf, M. J., Overkamp, K. M., Muilwijk, B., Coulier, L., Hankemeier, T. (2007). "Microbial metabolomics: toward a platform with full metabolome coverage." Anal Biochem 370:17-25. Pubmed: 17765195
  • Winder, C. L., Dunn, W. B., Schuler, S., Broadhurst, D., Jarvis, R., Stephens, G. M., Goodacre, R. (2008). "Global metabolic profiling of Escherichia coli cultures: an evaluation of methods for quenching and extraction of intracellular metabolites." Anal Chem 80:2939-2948. Pubmed: 18331064
Synthesis Reference:Not Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
External Links:
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CHEBI ID15638
HMDB IDHMDB01354
Pubchem Compound ID644350
Kegg IDC00445
ChemSpider ID388374
Wikipedia5,10-Methenyltetrahydrofolate
BioCyc ID5-10-METHENYL-THF
EcoCyc ID5-10-METHENYL-THF

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in hydroxymethyl-, formyl- and related transferase activity
Specific function:
10-formyltetrahydrofolate + N(1)-(5-phospho-D- ribosyl)glycinamide = tetrahydrofolate + N(2)-formyl-N(1)-(5- phospho-D-ribosyl)glycinamide
Gene Name:
purN
Uniprot ID:
P08179
Molecular weight:
23238
Reactions
10-formyltetrahydrofolate + N(1)-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)glycinamide = tetrahydrofolate + N(2)-formyl-N(1)-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)glycinamide.
General function:
Involved in catalytic activity
Specific function:
Interconversion of serine and glycine
Gene Name:
glyA
Uniprot ID:
P0A825
Molecular weight:
45316
Reactions
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + glycine + H(2)O = tetrahydrofolate + L-serine.
General function:
Involved in nucleotide binding
Specific function:
Catalyzes the oxidation of 5,10- methylenetetrahydrofolate to 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate and then the hydrolysis of 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate to 10- formyltetrahydrofolate. This enzyme is specific for NADP
Gene Name:
folD
Uniprot ID:
P24186
Molecular weight:
31044
Reactions
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + NADP(+) = 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate + NADPH.
5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate + H(2)O = 10-formyltetrahydrofolate.
General function:
Involved in aminomethyltransferase activity
Specific function:
The glycine cleavage system catalyzes the degradation of glycine
Gene Name:
gcvT
Uniprot ID:
P27248
Molecular weight:
40146
Reactions
[Protein]-S(8)-aminomethyldihydrolipoyllysine + tetrahydrofolate = [protein]-dihydrolipoyllysine + 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + NH(3).
General function:
Involved in ATP binding
Specific function:
Catalyzes two reactions:the first one is the production of beta-formyl glycinamide ribonucleotide (GAR) from formate, ATP and beta GAR; the second, a side reaction, is the production of acetyl phosphate and ADP from acetate and ATP
Gene Name:
purT
Uniprot ID:
P33221
Molecular weight:
42433
Reactions
Formate + ATP + 5'-phospho-ribosylglycinamide = 5'-phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycinamide + ADP + diphosphate.
General function:
Involved in ATP binding
Specific function:
Specific function unknown
Gene Name:
ygfA
Uniprot ID:
P0AC28
Molecular weight:
21105