Reaction: acetyl-CoA + H2O + 3-(hydroxyphosphinoyl)pyruvate = phosphinomethylmalate + CoA
Other name(s): pmmS (gene name)
Systematic name: acetyl-CoA:phosphinopyruvate C-acetyltransferase (thioester-hydrolysing, phosphinomethylmalate-forming)
Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus, participates in the pathway for bialaphos biosynthesis. It requires a divalent metal ion and can also act on oxaloacetate.
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References:
1. Shimotohno, K.W., Seto, H., Otake, N., Imai, S. and Murakami, T. Studies on the biosynthesis of bialaphos (SF-1293). 8. Purification and characterization of 2-phosphinomethylmalic acid synthase from Streptomyces hygroscopicus SF-1293. J. Antibiot. (Tokyo) 41 (1988) 1057-1065. [PMID: 3170341]
2. Shimotohno, K.W., Imai, S., Murakami, T. and Seto, H. Purification and characterization of citrate synthase from Streptomyces hygroscopicus SF-1293 and comparison of its properties with those of 2-phosphinomethylmalic acid synthase. Agric. Biol. Chem. 54 (1990) 463-470. [PMID: 1368511]