Reaction: 5-methylphenazine-1-carboxylate + NADH + O2 = pyocyanin + NAD+ + CO2 + H2O
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Glossary: pyocyanin = 6-methylphenazin-6-ium-1-olate
Other name(s): phzS (gene name)
Systematic name: 5-methylphenazine-1-carboxylate,NADH:oxygen oxidoreductase (1-hydroxylating, decarboxylating)
Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is involved in the biosynthesis of pyocyanin, a toxin produced and secreted by the organism. It can also act on phenazine-1-carboxylate, converting it into 1-hydroxyphenazine.
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References:
1. Mavrodi, D.V., Bonsall, R.F., Delaney, S.M., Soule, M.J., Phillips, G. and Thomashow, L.S. Functional analysis of genes for biosynthesis of pyocyanin and phenazine-1-carboxamide from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. J. Bacteriol. 183 (2001) 6454-6465. [PMID: 11591691]
2. Parsons, J.F., Greenhagen, B.T., Shi, K., Calabrese, K., Robinson, H. and Ladner, J.E. Structural and functional analysis of the pyocyanin biosynthetic protein PhzM from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Biochemistry 46 (2007) 1821-1828. [PMID: 17253782]
3. Greenhagen, B.T., Shi, K., Robinson, H., Gamage, S., Bera, A.K., Ladner, J.E. and Parsons, J.F. Crystal structure of the pyocyanin biosynthetic protein PhzS. Biochemistry 47 (2008) 5281-5289. [PMID: 18416536]