ExplorEnz: EC 4.1.1.121

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4.1.1.121

Accepted name:

3-oxoisoapionate-4-phosphate decarboxylase

Reaction:

3-oxoisoapionate 4-phosphate = L-erythrulose 1-phosphate + CO₂

Glossary:

3-oxoisoapionate = 2,4-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-3-oxobutanoate

Other name(s):

oiaX (gene name)

Systematic name:

3-oxoisoapionate 4-phosphate carboxy-lyase

Comments:

The enzyme, characterized from several bacterial species, participates in the degradation of D-apionate. It belongs to the RuBisCO-like-protein (RLP) superfamily. Stereospecificity of 3-oxoisoapionate 4-phosphate has not been determined.

Links to other databases:

BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc

References:

Carter, M.S., Zhang, X., Huang, H., Bouvier, J.T., Francisco, B.S., Vetting, M.W., Al-Obaidi, N., Bonanno, J.B., Ghosh, A., Zallot, R.G., Andersen, H.M., Almo, S.C. and Gerlt, J.A. Functional assignment of multiple catabolic pathways for D-apiose. Nat. Chem. Biol. 14 (2018) 696–705. [DOI] [PMID: 29867142]

[EC 4.1.1.121 created 2020]