Reaction: cyclic 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate + H2O = 2,3-diphosphoglycerate
Systematic name: cyclic 2,3-diphosphoglycerate phosphohydrolyase
Comments: The enzyme degrades cyclic 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate, a thermoprotectant that is produced by certain archaeal genera. Two different enzymes that catalyse this activity, one soluble and one membrane-bound, have been characterized from the archaeon Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus.
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References:
1. Sastry, M.V., Robertson, D.E., Moynihan, J.A. and Roberts, M.F. Enzymatic degradation of cyclic 2,3-diphosphoglycerate to 2,3-diphosphoglycerate in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum. Biochemistry 31 (1992) 2926-2935. [PMID: 1550819]
2. Alebeek G, J.WM., Kreuwels, M.JJ., Keltjens, J.T. and Vogels, G.D. Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum (strain ΔH) contains a membrane-bound cyclic 2,3-diphosphoglycerate hydrolase. Arch. Microbiol. 161 (1994) 514-520.