Reaction: pyruvate + (E)-oct-2-enal = (S)-3-acetyloctanal + CO2
Other name(s): pigD (gene name)
Systematic name: pyruvate:(E)-oct-2-enal acetaldehydetransferase (decarboxylating)
Comments: Requires thiamine diphosphate. The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Serratia marcescens, participates in the biosynthesis of the antibiotic prodigiosin. The enzyme decarboxylates pyruvate, followed by attack of the resulting two-carbon fragment on (E)-oct-2-enal, resulting in a Stetter reaction. In vitro the enzyme can act on a number of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, including aldehydes and ketones, and can catalyse both 1-2 and 1-4 carboligations depending on the substrate.
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References:
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