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ENZYME entry: EC 2.3.3.22

PURL: https://purl.expasy.org/enzyme/EC/2.3.3.22
Accepted Name
3-carboxymethyl-3-hydroxy-acyl-[ACP] synthase
Alternative Name(s)
3-carboxymethyl-3-hydroxy-acyl-[acyl-carrier protein] synthase
Reaction catalysed
a 3-oxoacyl-[ACP] + acetyl-[ACP] + H2O = a 3-carboxymethyl-3-hydroxy-acyl-[ACP] + holo-[ACP] + H(+)
Comment(s)
  • This family of enzymes participates in a process that introduces a methyl branch into nascent polyketide products.
  • The process begins with EC 4.1.1.124 which converts the common extender unit malonyl-[ACP] to acetyl-[ACP]. The enzyme is a mutated form of a ketosynthase enzyme, in which a Cys residue in the active site is modified to a Ser residue, leaving the decarboxylase function intact, but nulifying the ability of the enzyme to form a carbon- carbon bond.
  • Next, EC 2.3.3.22 utilizes the acetyl group to introduce the branch at the beta position of 3-oxoacyl intermediates attached to a polyketide synthase, forming a 3-hydroxy-3-carboxymethyl intermediate.
  • This is followed by dehydration catalyzed by EC 4.2.1.181 (often referred to as an ECH1 domain), leaving a 3-carboxymethyl group and forming a double bond between the alpha and beta carbons.
  • The process concludes with decarboxylation catalyzed by EC 4.1.1.125 (often referred to as an ECH2 domain), leaving a methyl branch at the beta carbon.
  • The enzymes are usually encoded by a cluster of genes referred to as an "HMGS cassette", based on the similarity of the key enzyme to EC 2.3.3.10, hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase.
  • While the enzyme is similar to EC 2.3.3.10, it is specific for an [acyl-carrier protein] (ACP)-bound donor and does not interact with a CoA substrate as donor.
Cross-references
BRENDA2.3.3.22
EC2PDB2.3.3.22
ExplorEnz2.3.3.22
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature2.3.3.22
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature2.3.3.22
MEDLINEFind literature relating to 2.3.3.22
MetaCyc2.3.3.22
Rhea expert-curated reactions2.3.3.22

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