Reaction: acetyl-CoA + H2O + 3-phosphonopyruvate = (R)-2-(phosphonomethyl)malate + CoA
Other name(s): 2-phosphinomethylmalic acid synthase; PMM synthase
Systematic name: acetyl-CoA:3-phosphonopyruvate C-acetyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme, isolated from several Streptomyces species, participate in the biosynthesis of certain phosphonate antibiotics. The enzyme is analogous to EC 2.3.3.1 (Si)-citrate synthase.
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References:
1. Shimotohno, K., Seto, H., Otake, N., Imai, S. and Satoh, A. Studies on the biosynthesis of bialaphos (SE-1293). 7. The absolute configuration of 2-phosphinomethylmalic acid, a biosynthetic intermediate of bialaphos. J. Antibiot. (Tokyo) 39 (1986) 1356-1359. [PMID: 3781934]
2. 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]
3. Eliot, A.C., Griffin, B.M., Thomas, P.M., Johannes, T.W., Kelleher, N.L., Zhao, H. and Metcalf, W.W. Cloning, expression, and biochemical characterization of Streptomyces rubellomurinus genes required for biosynthesis of antimalarial compound FR900098. Chem. Biol. 15 (2008) 765-770. [PMID: 18721747]