Timidilat sintaza (EC 2.1.1.45, dTMP sintaza, timidilatna sintetaza, metilintetrahidrofolat:dUMP C-metiltransferaza, TMP sintetaza) je enzim sa sistematskim imenom 5,10-metilintetrahidrofolat:dUMP C-metiltransferaza.[1][2][3][4] Ovaj enzim katalizuje sledeću hemijsku reakciju
- 5,10-metilintetrahidrofolat + dUMP
dihidrofolat + dTMP
- ↑ Blakley, R.L. (1963). „The biosynthesis of thymidylic acid. IV. Further studies on thymidylate synthase”. J. Biol. Chem. 238: 2113-2118.
- ↑ Lockshin, A., Moran, R.G. and Danenberg, P.V. (1979). „Thymidylate synthetase purified to homogeneity from human leukemic cells”. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 76: 750-754. PMID 34155.
- ↑ Slavik, K. and Slavikova, V. (1980). „Purification of thymidylate synthetase from enzyme-poor sources by affinity chromatography”. Methods Enzymol. 66: 709-723. PMID 6990200.
- ↑ Wahba, A.J. and Friedkin, M. (1962). „The enzymatic synthesis of thymidylate. I. Early steps in the purification of thymidylate synthetase of Escherichia coli”. J. Biol. Chem. 237: 3794-3801. PMID 13998281.