Reaction: 2-methyl-4-amino-5-hydroxymethylpyrimidine diphosphate + 4-methyl-5-(2-phosphono-oxyethyl)thiazole = diphosphate + thiamine phosphate
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Other name(s): thiamine phosphate pyrophosphorylase; thiamine monophosphate pyrophosphorylase; TMP-PPase
Systematic name: 2-methyl-4-amino-5-hydroxymethylpyrimidine-diphosphate:4-methyl-5-(2-phosphoethyl)thiazole 2-methyl-4-aminopyrimidine-5-methenyltransferase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9030-30-2
References:
1. Camiener, G.W. and Brown, G.M. The biosynthesis of thiamine. 2. Fractionation of enzyme system and identification of thiazole monophosphate and thiamine monophosphate as intermediates. J. Biol. Chem. 235 (1960) 2411-2417. [PMID: 13807175]
2. Leder, I.G. The enzymatic synthesis of thiamine monophosphate. J. Biol. Chem. 236 (1961) 3066-3071.