Mechanism and stereochemistry of the 5-aminolaevulinate synthetase reaction |
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Authors: | Z Zaman P M Jordan and M Akhtar |
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Institution: | Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Medical and Biological Sciences Building, University of Southampton, Southampton SO9 3TU, U.K. |
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Abstract: | 1. Two mechanisms for the biosynthesis of 5-aminolaevulinate from glycine and succinyl-CoA (3-carboxypropionyl-CoA) are considered. One of the mechanisms involves the retention of both the C-2 H atoms of glycine during the synthesis of 5-aminolaevulinate, whereas the other predicts the retention of only one of the C-2 H atoms of glycine. 2. Highly purified 5-aminolaevulinate synthetase from Rhodopseudomonas spheroides was used to show that the C-2 H atom of glycine with R configuration is specifically removed during the biosynthesis of 5-aminolaevulinate. 3. The mechanism of the condensation therefore differs from the analogous reaction of the biosynthesis of sphinganine from palmitoyl-CoA and serine, in which the C-2 H of serine is retained (Wiess, 1963). |
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