| Accepted Name |
|---|
| malonyl-[acp] decarboxylase
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| Alternative Name(s) |
|---|
| decarboxylative ketosynthase |
| Reaction catalysed |
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| malonyl-[ACP] + H(+) = acetyl-[ACP] + CO2 |
| Comment(s) |
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- 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. cf. EC 4.1.1.87.
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| Cross-references |
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| BRENDA | 4.1.1.124 |
| EC2PDB | 4.1.1.124 |
| ExplorEnz | 4.1.1.124 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 4.1.1.124 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 4.1.1.124 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 4.1.1.124 |
| MetaCyc | 4.1.1.124 |
| Rhea expert-curated reactions | 4.1.1.124 |
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