Structural highlights
Function
[BESD_STREN] Involved in the biosynthesis of terminal alkyne-containing amino acids produced as antibiotics by S.cattleya. Catalyzes the chlorination of L-lysine at the C4 position, leading to the production of 4-chloro-L-lysine.[1]
References
- ↑ Marchand JA, Neugebauer ME, Ing MC, Lin CI, Pelton JG, Chang MCY. Discovery of a pathway for terminal-alkyne amino acid biosynthesis. Nature. 2019 Mar;567(7748):420-424. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1020-y. Epub 2019 Mar, 13. PMID:30867596 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1020-y