Structural highlights
Function
[MBTN_MYCTU] Catalyzes the dehydrogenation at the alpha-beta position of ACP-bound acyl chains. This results in the introduction of a double bond in the lipidic chain, which is further transferred to the epsilon-amino group of lysine residue in the mycobactin core by MbtK.[1]
References
- ↑ Krithika R, Marathe U, Saxena P, Ansari MZ, Mohanty D, Gokhale RS. A genetic locus required for iron acquisition in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Feb 14;103(7):2069-74. Epub 2006 Feb 3. PMID:16461464 doi:http://dx.doi.org/0507924103