ID   2.2.1.12
DE   3-acetyloctanal synthase.
CA   (2E)-octenal + H(+) + pyruvate = (S)-3-acetyloctanal + CO2.
CC   -!- The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Serratia marcescens,
CC       participates in the biosynthesis of the antibiotic prodigiosin.
CC   -!- The enzyme decarboxylates pyruvate, followed by attack of the
CC       resulting two-carbon fragment on (E)-oct-2-enal, resulting in a
CC       Stetter reaction.
CC   -!- In vitro the enzyme can act on a number of alpha,beta-unsaturated
CC       carbonyl compounds, including aldehydes and ketones, and can catalyze
CC       both 1-2 and 1-4 carboligations depending on the substrate.
DR   Q5W251, PIGD_SERMA ;  Q5W268, PIGD_SERS3 ;
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