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ENZYME entry: EC 4.1.1.125

PURL: https://purl.expasy.org/enzyme/EC/4.1.1.125
Accepted Name
4-carboxy-3-alkylbut-2-enoyl-[ACP] decarboxylase
Alternative Name(s)
3-carboxymethyl-alk-2-enyl-[acyl-carrier protein] decarboxylase
Reaction catalysed
a 4-carboxy-3-alkylbut-(2E)-enoyl-[ACP] + H(+) = a 3-alkylbut-(2E)-enoyl-[ACP] + CO2
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.
Cross-references
BRENDA4.1.1.125
EC2PDB4.1.1.125
ExplorEnz4.1.1.125
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature4.1.1.125
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature4.1.1.125
MEDLINEFind literature relating to 4.1.1.125
MetaCyc4.1.1.125
Rhea expert-curated reactions4.1.1.125

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