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	4.2.1.122
Description	Tryptophan synthase (indole-salvaging)
Catalyzed reaction	O-phospho-L-serine + indole = L-tryptophan + phosphate
Cofactor	Pyridoxal-phosphate.
Comments	Most mesophilic bacteria have a multimeric tryptophan synthase complex (EC 4.2.1.20) that forms L-tryptophan from L-serine and 1-C- (indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate via an indole intermediate. This intermediate, which is formed by the alpha subunits, is transferred in an internal tunnel to the beta units, which convert it to tryptophan. In thermophilic organisms the high temperature enhances diffusion and causes the loss of indole. This enzyme, which does not combine with the alpha unit to form a complex, salvages the lost indole back to L-tryptophan. It has a much lower Km for indole than the beta subunit of EC 4.2.1.20.
	These enzymes also catalyze, with lower efficiency, the classic tryptophan synthase (beta subunit) reaction: L-serine + indole <=> L-tryptophan + H(2)O
PDB	4QYS;
Organisms	-Archea
Family	4.2.1.122 (0)

Links	Enzyme (activities) 4.2.1.122 BRENDA (activities) 4.2.1.122 KEGG (pathways) 4.2.1.122 PLPMDB (PLP mutants) 4.2.1.122

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last changed	2018/01/29 14:31

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