Reaction: a 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier protein] + glycerone phosphate = a (4-alkanoyl-5-oxo-2H-furan-3-yl)methyl phosphate + H2O + a holo-[acyl-carrier protein] (overall reaction)
(1a) a 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier protein] + glycerone phosphate = a 2-oxo-3-(phosphooxy)propyl 3-oxoalkanoate + a holo-[acyl-carrier protein]
(1b) a 2-oxo-3-(phosphooxy)propyl 3-oxoalkanoate = a (4-alkanoyl-5-oxo-2H-furan-3-yl)methyl phosphate + H2O (spontaneous)
Glossary: glycerone phosphate = dihydroxyacetone phosphate = 3-hydroxy-2-oxopropyl phosphate
Other name(s): 2-oxo-3-(phosphooxy)propyl 3-oxoalkanoate synthase; afsA (gene name); scbA (gene name); barX (gene name); mmfL (gene name)
Systematic name: 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier protein]:glycerone phosphate 3-oxoacyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme catalyses the first committed step in the biosynthesis of γ-butyrolactone, as well as 2-alkyl-4-hydroxymethylfuran-3-carboxylate (methylenomycin furan) autoregulators that control secondary metabolism and morphological development in Streptomyces bacteria.
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References:
1. Horinouchi, S., Suzuki, H., Nishiyama, M. and Beppu, T. Nucleotide sequence and transcriptional analysis of the Streptomyces griseus gene (afsA) responsible for A-factor biosynthesis. J. Bacteriol. 171 (1989) 1206-1210. [PMID: 2492509]
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3. Hsiao, N.H., Soding, J., Linke, D., Lange, C., Hertweck, C., Wohlleben, W. and Takano, E. ScbA from Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) has homology to fatty acid synthases and is able to synthesize γ-butyrolactones. Microbiology 153 (2007) 1394-1404. [PMID: 17464053]
4. Lee, Y.J., Kitani, S. and Nihira, T. Null mutation analysis of an afsA-family gene, barX, that is involved in biosynthesis of the γ-butyrolactone autoregulator in Streptomyces virginiae. Microbiology 156 (2010) 206-210. [PMID: 19778967]
5. Corre, C., Haynes, S.W., Malet, N., Song, L. and Challis, G.L. A butenolide intermediate in methylenomycin furan biosynthesis is implied by incorporation of stereospecifically 13C-labelled glycerols. Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 46 (2010) 4079-4081. [PMID: 20358097]
6. Zhou, S., Malet, N.R., Song, L., Corre, C. and Challis, G.L. MmfL catalyses formation of a phosphorylated butenolide intermediate in methylenomycin furan biosynthesis. Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 56 (2020) 14443-14446. [PMID: 33146163]