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Intermediates formed upon binding of glycine to SHMT; relative absorption maxima are given in parentheses. The quinonoid intermediate accumulates only when a folate ligand is also bound to the enzyme, forming an enzyme–glycine–folate ternary complex. In the scheme, the pyridine ring of the cofactor is indicated by Py.
