Methanopterin

Tetrahydromethanopterin

Identifiers
CAS Number	92481-94-2 N
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	4573696 Y
PubChem CID	5462234
InChI InChI=1S/C30H45N6O16P/c1-12(21-13(2)33-26-22(34-21)27(44)36-30(31)35-26)32-15-5-3-14(4-6-15)9-16(37)23(41)17(38)10-49-29-25(43)24(42)19(51-29)11-50-53(47,48)52-18(28(45)46)7-8-20(39)40/h3-6,12-13,16-19,21,23-25,29,32,34,37-38,41-43H,7-11H2,1-2H3,(H,39,40)(H,45,46)(H,47,48)(H4,31,33,35,36,44)/t12-,13+,16+,17-,18+,19-,21?,23+,24-,25-,29+/m1/s1 Y Key: SCBIBGUJSMHIAI-FDLOOEGASA-N Y InChI=1/C30H45N6O16P/c1-12(21-13(2)33-26-22(34-21)27(44)36-30(31)35-26)32-15-5-3-14(4-6-15)9-16(37)23(41)17(38)10-49-29-25(43)24(42)19(51-29)11-50-53(47,48)52-18(28(45)46)7-8-20(39)40/h3-6,12-13,16-19,21,23-25,29,32,34,37-38,41-43H,7-11H2,1-2H3,(H,39,40)(H,45,46)(H,47,48)(H4,31,33,35,36,44)/t12-,13+,16+,17-,18+,19-,21?,23+,24-,25-,29+/m1/s1 Key: SCBIBGUJSMHIAI-FDLOOEGABF
SMILES O=C2/N=C(/N)NC=1N[C@@H](C)C(NC=12)[C@H](Nc3ccc(cc3)C[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO[C@H]4O[C@@H]([C@@H](O)[C@H]4O)COP(=O)(O[C@H](C(=O)O)CCC(=O)O)O)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C 30H 45N 6O 16P
Molar mass	776.682661
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Tetrahydromethanopterin (THMPT, H
4MPT) is a coenzyme in methanogenesis. It is the carrier of the C1 group as it is reduced to the methyl level, before transferring to the coenzyme M.

Tetrahydrosarcinapterin (THSPT, H
4SPT) is a modified form of THMPT, wherein a glutamyl group linked to the 2-hydroxyglutaric acid terminus.

N-Formylmethanofuran donates the C1 group to the N5 site of the pterin to give the formyl- THMPT. The formyl group subsequently condenses intramolecularly to give methenyl- THMPT+
, which is then reduced to methylene- THMPT. Methylene- MPT is subsequently converted, using coenzyme F420 as the electron source, to methyl- THMPT, catalyzed by F₄₂₀-dependent methylene- THMPT reductase. Methyl- THMPT is the methyl donor to coenzyme M, a conversion mediated by methyl- THMPT:coenzyme M methyl-transferase.

THMPT is related to the better known tetrahydrofolic acid (THFA, H
4FA). The most important difference between THMPT and THFA is that THFA has an electron-withdrawing carbonyl group on the phenyl ring. As a consequence, methenyl- THMPT is more difficult to reduce than methenyl- THFA. Reduction is effected by a so-called iron-sulfur cluster free hydrogenase. The cumbersome name distinguishes this hydrogenase from the so-called Fe-only hydrogenases that do contain Fe-S cluster.