B6db activities : ywfg

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	ywfg
Description	L-tetrahydrotyrosine aminotransferase (2.6.1.-)
Alternative names	L-tetrahydrotyrosine transaminase; YwfG (gene name);
Catalyzed reaction	tetrahydro-4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate + L-phenylalanine = L-tetrahydrotyrosine + phenylpyruvate
Cofactor	Pyridoxal-phosphate
	The enzyme from Bacillus is involved in the biosynthesis of bacilysin, which in turn is a dipeptide precursor of the antibiotic anticapsin.
Organisms	-Eubacteria
Family	ywfg (0)

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

References	Mahlstedt, S.A.; Walsh, C. T. (2010) Investigation of anticapsin biosynthesis reveals a four-enzyme pathway to tetrahydrotyrosine in Bacillus subtilis Biochemistry 49 912–923. Articles on ywfg

last changed	2019/06/20 18:42

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