Reaction: O-acetyl-L-serine + isoxazolin-5-one = 3-(5-oxoisoxazolin-4-yl)-L-alanine + acetate
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Other name(s): O3-acetyl-L-serine:isoxazolin-5-one 4-(2-amino-2-carboxyethyl)transferase
Systematic name: O-acetyl-L-serine:isoxazolin-5-one 4-(2-amino-2-carboxyethyl)transferase
Comments: 3-(5-Oxoisoxazolin-4-yl)-L-alanine is an antifungal antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces platensis. The enzymes from the plants Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea) , L. sativus (grass pea) and Citrullus vulgaris (watermelon) that catalyse EC 2.5.1.118 (β-(isoxazolin-5-on-2-yl)-L-alanine synthase) also catalyse this reaction in vitro, but not in vivo. Closely related and possibly identical to EC 2.5.1.47, cysteine synthase, and EC 2.5.1.51, β-pyrazolylalanine synthase.
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References:
1. Ikegami, F., Kamiya, M., Kuo, Y.H., Lambein, F. and Murakoshi, I. Enzymatic synthesis of two isoxazolylalanine isomers by cysteine synthases in Lathyrus species. Biol. Pharm. Bull. 19 (1996) 1214-1215. [PMID: 8889043]