Enzyme Nomenclature

Continued from EC 4.1.1.51 to EC 4.1.1.130

EC 4.1.2

EC 4.1.2 Aldehyde-Lyases

Contents

EC 4.1.2.1 deleted, included in EC 4.1.3.16
EC 4.1.2.2 ketotetrose-phosphate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.3 deleted
EC 4.1.2.4 deoxyribose-phosphate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.5 L-threonine aldolase
EC 4.1.2.6 deleted
EC 4.1.2.7 deleted, included in EC 4.1.2.13
EC 4.1.2.8 indole-3-glycerol-phosphate lyase
EC 4.1.2.9 phosphoketolase
EC 4.1.2.10 (R)-mandelonitrile lyase
EC 4.1.2.11 hydroxymandelonitrile lyase
EC 4.1.2.12 ketopantoaldolase
EC 4.1.2.13 fructose-bisphosphate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.14 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-phosphogluconate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.15 now EC 2.5.1.54
EC 4.1.2.16 now EC 2.5.1.55
EC 4.1.2.17 L-fuculose-phosphate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.18 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-pentonate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.19 rhamnulose-1-phosphate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.20 2-dehydro-3-deoxyglucarate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.21 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phosphogalactonate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.22 fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase
EC 4.1.2.23 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.24 dimethylaniline-N-oxide aldolase
EC 4.1.2.25 dihydroneopterin aldolase
EC 4.1.2.26 phenylserine aldolase
EC 4.1.2.27 sphinganine-1-phosphate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.28 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.29 5-dehydro-2-deoxyphosphogluconate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.30 transferred now EC 1.14.14.32
EC 4.1.2.31 deleted, included in EC 4.1.3.16
EC 4.1.2.32 trimethylamine-oxide aldolase
EC 4.1.2.33 fucosterol-epoxide lyase
EC 4.1.2.34 4-(2-carboxyphenyl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.35 propioin synthase
EC 4.1.2.36 lactate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.37 deleted now covered by EC 4.1.2.46 and EC 4.1.2.47
EC 4.1.2.38 benzoin aldolase
EC 4.1.2.39 deleted, same as EC 4.1.2.37
EC 4.1.2.40 tagatose-bisphosphate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.41 now EC 4.1.2.61
EC 4.1.2.42 D-threonine aldolase
EC 4.1.2.43 3-hexulose-6-phosphate synthase
EC 4.1.2.44 2,3-epoxybenzoyl-CoA dihydrolase
EC 4.1.2.45 trans-o-hydroxybenzylidenepyruvate hydratase-aldolase
EC 4.1.2.46 aliphatic (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase
EC 4.1.2.47 (S)-hydroxynitrile lyase
EC 4.1.2.48 low-specificity L-threonine aldolase
EC 4.1.2.49 L-allo-threonine aldolase
EC 4.1.2.50 6-carboxytetrahydropterin synthase
EC 4.1.2.51 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.52 4-hydroxy-2-oxoheptanedioate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.53 2-keto-3-deoxy-L-rhamnonate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.54 L-threo-3-deoxy-hexylosonate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.55 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-phosphogluconate/2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phosphogalactonate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.56 2-amino-4,5-dihydroxy-6-oxo-7-(phosphooxy)heptanoate synthase
EC 4.1.2.57 sulfofructosephosphate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.58 2-dehydro-3,6-dideoxy-6-sulfogluconate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.59 dihydroneopterin phosphate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.60 dihydroneopterin triphosphate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.61 feruloyl-CoA hydratase/lyase
EC 4.1.2.62 5-deoxyribulose 1-phosphate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.63 2-hydroxyacyl-CoA lyase
EC 4.1.2.64 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-fuconate aldolase
EC 4.1.2.65 ferulate hydratase/lyase
EC 4.1.2.66 4-coumarate hydratase/lyase

Entries

[EC 4.1.2.1 Deleted entry: hydroxyoxobutyrate aldolase. Now included with EC 4.1.3.16 4-hydroxy-2-oxoglutarate aldolase (EC 4.1.2.1 created 1961, deleted 1972)]

EC 4.1.2.2

Accepted name: ketotetrose-phosphate aldolase

Reaction: erythrulose 1-phosphate = glycerone phosphate + formaldehyde

Other name(s): phosphoketotetrose aldolase; erythrulose-1-phosphate synthetase; erythrose-1-phosphate synthase; erythrulose-1-phosphate formaldehyde-lyase

Systematic name: erythrulose-1-phosphate formaldehyde-lyase (glycerone-phosphate-forming)

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9024-45-7

References:

1. Charalampous, F.C. and Mueller, G.C. Synthesis of erythrulose phosphate by a soluble enzyme from rat tissue. J. Biol. Chem. 201 (1953) 161-173.

[EC 4.1.2.2 created 1961]

[EC 4.1.2.3 Deleted entry: pentosealdolase (EC 4.1.2.3 created 1961, deleted 1972)]

EC 4.1.2.4

Accepted name: deoxyribose-phosphate aldolase

Reaction: 2-deoxy-D-ribose 5-phosphate = D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + acetaldehyde

For diagram of mechanism click here.

Other name(s): phosphodeoxyriboaldolase; deoxyriboaldolase; deoxyribose-5-phosphate aldolase; 2-deoxyribose-5-phosphate aldolase; 2-deoxy-D-ribose-5-phosphate acetaldehyde-lyase

Systematic name: 2-deoxy-D-ribose-5-phosphate acetaldehyde-lyase (D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-forming)

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9026-97-5

References:

1. Hoffee, P.A. 2-Deoxyribose-5-phosphate aldolase of Salmonella typhimurium: purification and properties. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 126 (1968) 795-802 [PMID: 4879701]

2. Jedziniak, J.A. and Lionetti, F.J. Purification and properties of deoxyriboaldolase from human erythrocytes. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 212 (1970) 478-487. [PMID: 4989681]

3. Racker, E. Enzymatic synthesis and breakdown of desoxyribose phosphate. J. Biol. Chem. 196 (1952) 347-365.

4. Hoffee, P. Rosen, O.M. and Horecker, B.L. The mechanism of action of aldolases. VI. Crystallization of deoxyribose 5-phosphate aldolase and the number of active sites. J. Biol. Chem. 240 (1965) 1512-1516.

[EC 4.1.2.4 created 1961]

EC 4.1.2.5

Accepted name: L-threonine aldolase

Reaction: L-threonine = glycine + acetaldehyde

Other name(s): L-threonine acetaldehyde-lyase

Systematic name: L-threonine acetaldehyde-lyase (glycine-forming)

Comments: A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. This enzyme is specific for L-threonine and can not utilize L-allo-threonine. Different from EC 4.1.2.49, L-allo-threonine aldolase, and EC 4.1.2.48, low-specificity L-threonine aldolase.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 62213-23-4

References:

1. Dainty, R.H. Purification and properties of threonine aldolase from Clostridium pasteurianum. Biochem. J. 117 (1970) 585-592. [PMID: 5419751]

2. Karasek, M.A. and Greenberg, D.M. Studies on the properties of threonine aldolases. J. Biol. Chem. 227 (1957) 191-205. [PMID: 13449064]

[EC 4.1.2.5 created 1961, deleted 1972, reinstated 1976, modified 2011]

[EC 4.1.2.6 Deleted entry: allothreonine aldolase. Reaction is due to EC 2.1.2.1 glycine hydroxymethyltransferase) (EC 4.1.2.6 created 1961, deleted 1972)]

[EC 4.1.2.7 Deleted entry: ketose-1-phosphate aldolase. Now included with EC 4.1.2.13 fructose-bisphosphate aldolase (EC 4.1.2.7 created 1961, deleted 1972)]

EC 4.1.2.8

Accepted name: indole-3-glycerol-phosphate lyase

Reaction: (1S,2R)-1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate = indole + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate

For diagram click here.

Other name(s): tryptophan synthase α; TSA; indoleglycerolphosphate aldolase; indole glycerol phosphate hydrolase; indole synthase; indole-3-glycerolphosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase; indole-3-glycerol phosphate lyase; IGL; BX1; (1S,2R)-1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase

Systematic name: (1S,2R)-1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase (indole-forming)

Comments: Forms part of the defence mechanism against insects and microbial pathogens in the grass family, Gramineae, where it catalyses one of the steps in the formation of the cyclic hydroxamic acids 2,4-dihydroxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one (DIBOA) and 2,4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one (DIMBOA) [1]. This enzyme resembles the α-subunit of EC 4.2.1.20, tryptophan synthase [3] but, unlike tryptophan synthase, its activity is independent of the β-subunit and free indole is released [2].

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9014-52-2

References:

1. Yanofsky, C. The enzymatic conversion of anthranilic acid to indole. J. Biol. Chem. 223 (1956) 171-184. [PMID: 13376586]

2. Frey, M., Chomet, P., Glawischnig, E., Stettner, C., Grün, S., Winklmair, A., Eisenreich, W., Bacher, A., Meeley, R.B., Briggs, S.P., Simcox, K. and Gierl, A. Analysis of a chemical plant defense mechanism in grasses. Science 277 (1997) 696-699.

3. Frey, M., Stettner, C., Paré, P.W., Schmelz, E.A., Tumlinson, J.H. and Gierl, A. An herbivore elicitor activates the gene for indole emission in maize. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 97 (2000) 14801-14806. [PMID: 11106389]

4. Melanson, D., Chilton, M.D., Masters-Moore, D. and Chilton, W.S. A deletion in an indole synthase gene is responsible for the DIMBOA-deficient phenotype of bxbx maize. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94 (1997) 13345-13350. [PMID: 9371848]

[EC 4.1.2.8 created 1961, deleted 1972, reinstated 2006]

EC 4.1.2.9

Accepted name: phosphoketolase

Reaction: D-xylulose 5-phosphate + phosphate = acetyl phosphate + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + H2O

Glossary: thiamine diphosphate

Other name(s): D-xylulose-5-phosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase (phosphate-acetylating)

Systematic name: D-xylulose-5-phosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase (adding phosphate; acetyl-phosphate-forming)

Comments: A thiamine-diphosphate protein.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9031-75-8

References:

1. Heath, E.C., Hurwitz, J., Horecker, B.L. and Ginsburg, A. Pentose fermentation by Lactobacillus plantarum. I. The cleavage of xylulose 5-phosphate by phosphoketolase. J. Biol. Chem. 231 (1958) 1009-1029.

2. Schramm, M., Klybas, V. and Racker, E. Phospholytic cleavage of fructose-6-phosphate by fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase from Acetobacter xylinum. J. Biol. Chem. 233 (1958) 1283-1288.

[EC 4.1.2.9 created 1961]

EC 4.1.2.10

Accepted name: (R)-mandelonitrile lyase

Reaction: (R)-mandelonitrile = cyanide + benzaldehyde

Other name(s): (R)-oxynitrilase; oxynitrilase; D-oxynitrilase; D-α-hydroxynitrile lyase; mandelonitrile benzaldehyde-lyase; PaHNL; AtHNL; PhaMDL; (R)-HNL; (R)-PeHNL; (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase; R-selective hydroxynitrile lyase; R-selective HNL; (R)-(+)-mandelonitrile lyase

Systematic name: (R)-mandelonitrile benzaldehyde-lyase (cyanide-forming)

Comments: A variety of enzymes from different sources and with different properties. Some are flavoproteins, others are not. Active towards a number of aromatic and aliphatic hydroxynitriles (cyanohydrins).

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9024-43-5

References:

1. Ueatrongchit, T., Kayo, A., Komeda, H., Asano, Y. and H-Kittikun, A. Purification and characterization of a novel (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase from Eriobotrya japonica (Loquat). Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 72 (2008) 1513-1522. [PMID: 18540101]

2. Lin, G., Han, S. and Li, Z. Enzymic synthesis of (R)-cyanohydrins by three (R)-oxynitrilase sources in micro-aqueous organic medium. Tetrahedron 55 (1999) 3531-3540.

3. de Gonzalo, G., Brieva, R. and Gotor, V. (R)-Oxynitrilase-catalyzed transformation of ω-hydroxyalkanals. J. Mol. Catal. B 19-20 (2002) 223-230.

4. Ueatrongchit, T., Tamura, K., Ohmiya, T., H-Kittikun, A. and Asano, Y. Hydroxynitrile lyase from Passiflora edulis. Purification, characteristics and application in asymmetric synthesis of (R)-mandelonitrile. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 46 (2010) 456-465.

5. Andexer, J., von Langermann, J., Mell, A., Bocola, M., Kragl, U., Eggert, T. and Pohl, M. An R-selective hydroxynitrile lyase from Arabidopsis thaliana with an α/β-hydrolase fold. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 46 (2007) 8679-8681. [PMID: 17907254]

6. Guterl, J.K., Andexer, J.N., Sehl, T., von Langermann, J., Frindi-Wosch, I., Rosenkranz, T., Fitter, J., Gruber, K., Kragl, U., Eggert, T. and Pohl, M. Uneven twins: comparison of two enantiocomplementary hydroxynitrile lyases with α/β-hydrolase fold. J. Biotechnol. 141 (2009) 166-173. [PMID: 19433222]

[EC 4.1.2.10 created 1961, modified 1999, modified 2011]

EC 4.1.2.11

Accepted name: hydroxymandelonitrile lyase

Reaction: (S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile = cyanide + 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde

Other name(s): hydroxynitrile lyase; oxynitrilase; Sorghum hydroxynitrile lyase; (S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile hydroxybenzaldehyde-lyase

Systematic name: (S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile hydroxybenzaldehyde-lyase

Comments: Does not accept aliphatic hydroxynitriles, unlike EC 4.1.2.10 (mandelonitrile lyase), EC 4.1.2.46 [aliphatic (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase] and EC 4.1.2.47 [(S)-hydroxynitrile ketone-lyase (cyanide forming)].

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9075-38-1

References:

1. Bové, C. and Conn, E.E. Metabolism of aromatic compounds in higher plants. II. Purification and properties of the oxynitrilase of Sorghum vulgare. J. Biol. Chem. 236 (1961) 207-210. [PMID: 16495254]

2. Seely, M.K., Criddle, R.S. and Conn, E.E. The metabolism of aromatic compounds in higher plants. 8. On the requirement of hydroxynitrile lyase for flavin. J. Biol. Chem. 241 (1966) 4457-4462. [PMID: 5922969]

[EC 4.1.2.11 created 1965, modified 1999]

EC 4.1.2.12

Accepted name: 2-dehydropantoate aldolase

Reaction: 2-dehydropantoate = 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate + formaldehyde

Glossary: pantoate = 2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutanoate

Other name(s): ketopantoaldolase; 2-dehydropantoate formaldehyde-lyase

Systematic name: 2-dehydropantoate formaldehyde-lyase (3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate-forming)

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9024-51-5

References:

1. McIntosh, E.N., Purko, M. and Wood, W.A. Ketopantoate formation by a hydroxymethylation enzyme from Escherichia coli. J. Biol. Chem. 228 (1957) 499-510.

[EC 4.1.2.12 created 1965, modified 2002]

EC 4.1.2.13

Accepted name: fructose-bisphosphate aldolase

Reaction: D-fructose 1,6-bisphosphate = glycerone phosphate + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate

For diagram of reaction click here (mechanism), alternatives click here or click here.

Other name(s): aldolase; fructose-1,6-bisphosphate triosephosphate-lyase; fructose diphosphate aldolase; diphosphofructose aldolase; fructose 1,6-diphosphate aldolase; ketose 1-phosphate aldolase; phosphofructoaldolase; zymohexase; fructoaldolase; fructose 1-phosphate aldolase; fructose 1-monophosphate aldolase; 1,6-Diphosphofructose aldolase; SMALDO; D-fructose-1,6-bisphosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase

Systematic name: D-fructose-1,6-bisphosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase (glycerone-phosphate-forming)

Comments: Also acts on (3S,4R)-ketose 1-phosphates. The yeast and bacterial enzymes are zinc proteins. The enzymes increase electron-attraction by the carbonyl group, some (Class I) forming a protonated imine with it, others (Class II), mainly of microbial origin, polarizing it with a metal ion, e.g. zinc.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9024-52-6

References:

1. Horecker, B.L., Tsolas, O. and Lai, C.Y. Aldolases, in Boyer, P.D. (Ed.), The Enzymes, 3rd edn., vol. 7, Academic Press, New York, 1972, pp. 213-258.

2. Alefounder, P.R., Baldwin, S.A., Perham, R.N., Short, N.J. Cloning, sequence analysis and over-expression of the gene for the class II fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase of Escherichia coli. Biochem. J. 257 (1989) 529-534. [PMID: 2649077]

[EC 4.1.2.13 created 1965, modified 1999 (EC 4.1.2.7 created 1961, incorporated 1972)]

EC 4.1.2.14

Accepted name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-phosphogluconate aldolase

Reaction: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phospho-D-gluconate = pyruvate + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate

For diagram of reaction click here.

Other name(s): phospho-2-keto-3-deoxygluconate aldolase; KDPG aldolase; phospho-2-keto-3-deoxygluconic aldolase; 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconic aldolase; 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase; 6-phospho-2-keto-3-deoxygluconate aldolase; ODPG aldolase; 2-oxo-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase; 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-P-aldolase; 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate-6-phosphate aldolase; 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate-6-phosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase; 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate-6-phosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Systematic name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phosphate-D-gluconate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Comments: The enzyme shows no activity with 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phosphate-D-galactonate. cf. EC 4.1.2.55, 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-phosphogluconate/2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phosphogalactonate aldolase [2]. Also acts on 2-oxobutanoate [1].

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9024-53-7

References:

1. Meloche, H.P. and Wood, W.A. Crystallization and characteristics of 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconic aldolase. J. Biol. Chem. 239 (1964) 3515-3518. [PMID: 14245411]

2. Barran, L.R. and Wood, W.A. The mechanism of 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase. 3. Nature of the inactivation by fluorodinitrobenzene. J. Biol. Chem. 246 (1971) 4028-4035. [PMID: 5561473]

[EC 4.1.2.14 created 1965, modified 1976, modified 2014]

[EC 4.1.2.15 Transferred entry: now EC 2.5.1.54, 3-deoxy-7-phosphoheptulonate synthase (EC 4.1.2.15 created 1965, modified 1976, deleted 2002)]

[EC 4.1.2.16 Transferred entry: now EC 2.5.1.55, 3-deoxy-8-phosphooctulonate synthase (EC 4.1.2.16 created 1965, deleted 2002)]

EC 4.1.2.17

Accepted name: L-fuculose-phosphate aldolase

Reaction: L-fuculose 1-phosphate = glycerone phosphate + (S)-lactaldehyde

Other name(s): L-fuculose 1-phosphate aldolase; fuculose aldolase; L-fuculose-1-phosphate lactaldehyde-lyase

Systematic name: L-fuculose-1-phosphate (S)-lactaldehyde-lyase (glycerone-phosphate-forming)

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9024-54-8

References:

1. Ghalambor, M.A. and Heath, E.C. The biosynthesis of cell wall lipopolysaccharide in Escherichia coli. IV. Purification and properties of cytidine monophosphate 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate synthetase. J. Biol. Chem. 241 (1966) 3216-3221. [PMID: 5330266]

2. Dreyer, M.K. and Schulz, G.E. The spatial structure of the class II L-fuculose-1-phosphate aldolase from Escherichia coli. J. Mol. Biol. 231 (1993) 549-553. [PMID: 8515438]

3. Dreyer, M.K. and Schulz, G.E. Catalytic mechanism of the metal-dependent fuculose aldolase from Escherichia coli as derived from the structure. J. Mol. Biol. 259 (1996) 458-466. [PMID: 8676381]

[EC 4.1.2.17 created 1965]

EC 4.1.2.18

Accepted name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-pentonate aldolase

Reaction: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-pentonate = pyruvate + glycolaldehyde

For diagram of reaction click here.

Other name(s): 2-keto-3-deoxy-L-pentonate aldolase; 2-keto-3-deoxy-L-arabonate aldolase; 2-keto-3-deoxy-D-xylonate aldolase; 3-deoxy-D-pentulosonic acid aldolase; 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-pentonate glycolaldehyde-lyase

Systematic name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-pentonate glycolaldehyde-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9076-49-7

References:

1. Dahms, A.S. and Anderson, R.L. 2-Keto-3-deoxy-L-arabonate aldolase and its role in a new pathway of L-arabinose degradation. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 36 (1969) 809-814. [PMID: 5808295]

[EC 4.1.2.18 created 1972, modified 1976]

EC 4.1.2.19

Accepted name: rhamnulose-1-phosphate aldolase

Reaction: L-rhamnulose 1-phosphate = glycerone phosphate + (S)-lactaldehyde

For diagram of reaction click here.

Other name(s): rhamnulose phosphate aldolase; L-rhamnulose 1-phosphate aldolase; L-rhamnulose-phosphate aldolase; L-rhamnulose-1-phosphate lactaldehyde-lyase

Systematic name: L-rhamnulose-1-phosphate (S)-lactaldehyde-lyase (glycerone-phosphate-forming)

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9054-58-4

References:

1. Chiu, T.-H. and Feingold, D.S. L-Rhamnulose 1-phosphate aldolase from Escherichia coli. Crystallization and properties. Biochemistry 8 (1969) 98-108. [PMID: 4975916]

2. Sawada, H. and Takagi, Y. The metabolism of L-rhamnose in Escherichia coli. 3. L-Rhamulose-phosphate aldolase. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 92 (1964) 26-32.

[EC 4.1.2.19 created 1972]

EC 4.1.2.20

Accepted name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxyglucarate aldolase

Reaction: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-glucarate = pyruvate + 2-hydroxy-3-oxopropanoate

Glossary: 2-hydroxy-3-oxopropanoate = tartronate semialdehyde

Other name(s): 2-keto-3-deoxyglucarate aldolase; α-keto-β-deoxy-D-glucarate aldolase; 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-glucarate tartronate-semialdehyde-lyase; 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-glucarate tartronate-semialdehyde-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Systematic name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-glucarate 2-hydroxy-3-oxopropanoate-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37290-56-5

References:

1. Fish, D.C. and Blumenthal, H.J. 2-Keto-3-deoxy-D-glucarate aldolase. Methods Enzymol. 9 (1966) 529-534.

[EC 4.1.2.20 created 1961 as EC 4.1.2.8, transferred 1972 to EC 4.1.2.20]

EC 4.1.2.21

Accepted name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phosphogalactonate aldolase

Reaction: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phospho-D-galactonate = pyruvate + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate

Other name(s): 6-phospho-2-keto-3-deoxygalactonate aldolase; phospho-2-keto-3-deoxygalactonate aldolase; 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogalactonic aldolase; phospho-2-keto-3-deoxygalactonic aldolase; 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogalactonic acid aldolase; (KDPGal)aldolase; 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-galactonate-6-phosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase; 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-galactonate-6-phosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Systematic name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phospho-D-galactonate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phospho-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Comments: The enzyme catalyses the last reaction in a D-galactose degradation pathway. cf. EC 4.1.2.55, 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-phosphogluconate/2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phosphogalactonate aldolase.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9030-99-3

References:

1. Shuster, C.W. 2-Keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogalactonic acid aldolase. Methods Enzymol. 9 (1966) 524-528.

[EC 4.1.2.21 created 1972, modified 2014]

EC 4.1.2.22

Accepted name: fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase

Reaction: D-fructose 6-phosphate + phosphate = acetyl phosphate + D-erythrose 4-phosphate + H2O

Systematic name: D-fructose-6-phosphate D-erythrose-4-phosphate-lyase (adding phosphate; phosphate-acetylating)

Comments: Also acts on D-xylulose 5-phosphate.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37290-57-6

References:

1. Schramm, M., Klybas, V. and Racker, E. Phospholytic cleavage of fructose-6-phosphate by fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase from Acetobacter xylinum. J. Biol. Chem. 233 (1958) 1283-1288.

[EC 4.1.2.22 created 1972]

EC 4.1.2.23

Accepted name: 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate aldolase

Reaction: 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate = pyruvate + D-arabinose

Other name(s): 2-keto-3-deoxyoctonate aldolase; KDOaldolase; 3-deoxyoctulosonic aldolase; 2-keto-3-deoxyoctonic aldolase; 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic aldolase; 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate D-arabinose-lyase

Systematic name: 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate D-arabinose-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9026-95-3

References:

1. Ghalambor, M.A. and Heath, E.C. The biosynthesis of cell wall lipopolysaccharide in Escherichia coli. V. Purification and properties of 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate aldolase. J. Biol. Chem. 241 (1966) 3222-3227. [PMID: 5912115]

[EC 4.1.2.23 created 1972]

EC 4.1.2.24

Accepted name: dimethylaniline-N-oxide aldolase

Reaction: N,N-dimethylaniline N-oxide = N-methylaniline + formaldehyde

Other name(s): microsomal oxidase II; microsomal N-oxide dealkylase; N,N-dimethylaniline-N-oxide formaldehyde-lyase

Systematic name: N,N-dimethylaniline-N-oxide formaldehyde-lyase (N-methylaniline-forming)

Comments: Acts on various N,N-dialkylarylamides.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 37290-58-7

References:

1. Machinist, J.M., Orme-Johnson, W.H. and Ziegler, D.M. Microsomal oxidases. II. Properties of a pork liver microsomal N-oxide dealkylase. Biochemistry 5 (1966) 2939-2943. [PMID: 5961882]

[EC 4.1.2.24 created 1972]

EC 4.1.2.25

Accepted name: dihydroneopterin aldolase

Reaction: 7,8-dihydroneopterin = 6-(hydroxymethyl)-7,8-dihydropterin + glycolaldehyde

For diagram of reaction click here or click here.

Other name(s): 7,8-dihydroneopterin aldolase; 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-(D-erythro-1,2,3-trihydroxypropyl)-7,8-dihydropteridine glycolaldehyde-lyase; 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-(D-erythro-1,2,3-trihydroxypropyl)-7,8-dihydropteridine glycolaldehyde-lyase (2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropteridine-forming); DHNA; mptD (gene name); folB (gene name)

Systematic name: 7,8-dihydroneopterin glycolaldehyde-lyase [6-(hydroxymethyl)-7,8-dihydropterin-forming]

Comments: The enzyme participates in folate (in bacteria, plants and fungi) and methanopterin (in archaea) biosynthesis. The enzymes from the bacterium Escherichia coli and the plant Arabidopsis thaliana also catalyse the epimerisation of the 2' hydroxy-group (EC 5.1.99.8, 7,8-dihydroneopterin epimerase) [2,3]. The enzyme from the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis is trifunctional and also catalyses EC 5.1.99.8 and EC 1.13.11.81, 7,8-dihydroneopterin oxygenase [6]. The enzyme from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae also catalyses the two subsequent steps in the folate biosynthesis pathway - EC 2.7.6.3, 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-hydroxymethyldihydropteridine diphosphokinase, and EC 2.5.1.15, dihydropteroate synthase [4].

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37290-59-8

References:

1. Mathis, J.B. and Brown, G.M. The biosynthesis of folic acid. XI. Purification and properties of dihydroneopterin aldolase. J. Biol. Chem. 245 (1970) 3015-3025. [PMID: 4912541]

2. Haussmann, C., Rohdich, F., Schmidt, E., Bacher, A. and Richter, G. Biosynthesis of pteridines in Escherichia coli. Structural and mechanistic similarity of dihydroneopterin-triphosphate epimerase and dihydroneopterin aldolase. J. Biol. Chem. 273 (1998) 17418-17424. [PMID: 9651328]

3. Goyer, A., Illarionova, V., Roje, S., Fischer, M., Bacher, A. and Hanson, A.D. Folate biosynthesis in higher plants. cDNA cloning, heterologous expression, and characterization of dihydroneopterin aldolases. Plant Physiol. 135 (2004) 103-111. [PMID: 15107504]

4. Güldener, U., Koehler, G.J., Haussmann, C., Bacher, A., Kricke, J., Becher, D. and Hegemann, J.H. Characterization of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fol1 protein: starvation for C1 carrier induces pseudohyphal growth. Mol. Biol. Cell 15 (2004) 3811-3828. [PMID: 15169867]

5. Czekster, C.M. and Blanchard, J.S. One substrate, five products: reactions catalyzed by the dihydroneopterin aldolase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134 (2012) 19758-19771. [PMID: 23150985]

6. Wang, Y., Xu, H., Grochowski, L.L. and White, R.H. Biochemical characterization of a dihydroneopterin aldolase used for methanopterin biosynthesis in methanogens. J. Bacteriol. 196 (2014) 3191-3198. [PMID: 24982305]

7. Blaszczyk, J., Lu, Z., Li, Y., Yan, H. and Ji, X. Crystallographic and molecular dynamics simulation analysis of Escherichia coli dihydroneopterin aldolase. Cell Biosci 4 (2014) 52. [PMID: 25264482]

[EC 4.1.2.25 created 1972, modified 2015]

EC 4.1.2.26

Accepted name: phenylserine aldolase

Reaction: L-threo-3-phenylserine = glycine + benzaldehyde

Other name(s): L-threo-3-phenylserine benzaldehyde-lyase

Systematic name: L-threo-3-phenylserine benzaldehyde-lyase (glycine-forming)

Comments: A pyridoxal-phosphate protein.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37290-60-1

References:

1. Bruns, F.H. and Fiedler, L. Enzymatic cleavage and synthesis of L-threo-β-phenylserine and L-erythro-β-phenylserine. Nature 181 (1958) 1533-1534. [PMID: 13566053]

[EC 4.1.2.26 created 1972]

EC 4.1.2.27

Accepted name: sphinganine-1-phosphate aldolase

Reaction: sphinganine 1-phosphate = phosphoethanolamine + palmitaldehyde

Other name(s): dihydrosphingosine 1-phosphate aldolase; sphinganine-1-phosphate alkanal-lyase; sphinganine-1-phosphate lyase; sphinganine-1-phosphate palmitaldehyde-lyase

Systematic name: sphinganine-1-phosphate palmitaldehyde-lyase (phosphoethanolamine-forming)

Comments: A pyridoxal-phosphate protein.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 39391-27-0

References:

1. Stoffel, W., Le Kim, D. and Sticht, G. Distribution and properties of dihydrosphingosine-1-phosphate aldolase (sphinganine-1-phosphate alkanal-lyase). Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem. 350 (1969) 1233-1241. [PMID: 5389296]

[EC 4.1.2.27 created 1972]

EC 4.1.2.28

Accepted name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate aldolase

Reaction: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate = pyruvate + glycolaldehyde

Other name(s): 2-keto-3-deoxy-D-pentonate aldolase; 3-deoxy-D-pentulosonic acid aldolase; 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate glycolaldehyde-lyase

Systematic name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate glycolaldehyde-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 55326-36-8

References:

1. Dahms, A.S. 3-Deoxy-D-pentulosonic acid aldolase and its role in a new pathway of D-xylose degradation. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 60 (1974) 1433-1439. [PMID: 4423285]

2. Dahms, A.S. and Donald, A. 2-Keto-3-deoxy-D-xylonate aldolase (3-deoxy-D-pentulosonic acid aldolase). Methods Enzymol. 90 (1982) 269-272. [PMID: 7154955]

[EC 4.1.2.28 created 1976]

EC 4.1.2.29

Accepted name: 5-dehydro-2-deoxyphosphogluconate aldolase

Reaction: 5-dehydro-2-deoxy-D-gluconate 6-phosphate = glycerone phosphate + malonate semialdehyde

For diagram of reaction click here.

Other name(s): phospho-5-keto-2-deoxygluconate aldolase; 5-dehydro-2-deoxy-D-gluconate-6-phosphate malonate-semialdehyde-lyase

Systematic name: 5-dehydro-2-deoxy-D-gluconate-6-phosphate malonate-semialdehyde-lyase (glycerone-phosphate-forming)

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 62213-25-6

References:

1. Anderson, W.A. and Magasanik, B. The pathway of myo-inositol degradation in Aerobacter aerogenes. Conversion of 2-deoxy-5-keto-D-gluconic acid to glycolytic intermediates. J. Biol. Chem. 246 (1971) 5662-5675. [PMID: 4328832]

[EC 4.1.2.29 created 1976]

[EC 4.1.2.30 Transferred entry: 17α-hydroxyprogesterone aldolase. Now EC 1.14.14.32, 17α-hydroxyprogesterone deacetylase (EC 4.1.2.30 created 1976, deleted 2016)]

[EC 4.1.2.31 Deleted entry: 2-oxo-4-hydroxyglutarate aldolase. Now included with EC 4.1.3.16 4-hydroxy-2-oxoglutarate aldolase (EC 4.1.2.31 created 1978, deleted 1982)]

EC 4.1.2.32

Accepted name: trimethylamine-oxide aldolase

Reaction: trimethylamine N-oxide = dimethylamine + formaldehyde

Other name(s): trimethylamine N-oxide formaldehyde-lyase; trimethylamine N-oxide aldolase; trimethylamine N-oxide demethylase; trimethylamine-N-oxide formaldehyde-lyase

Systematic name: trimethylamine-N-oxide formaldehyde-lyase (dimethylamine-forming)

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 72561-08-1

References:

1. Large, P.J. Non-oxidative demethylation of trimethyl N-oxide by Pseudomonas aminovorans. FEBS Lett. 18 (1971) 297-300.

2. Myers, P.A. and Zatman, L.J. The metabolism of trimethylamine N-oxide by Bacillus PM6. Biochem. J. 121 (1971) 10P only. [PMID: 5116524]

[EC 4.1.2.32 created 1978]

EC 4.1.2.33

Accepted name: fucosterol-epoxide lyase

Reaction: (24R,241R)-fucosterol epoxide = desmosterol + acetaldehyde

Glossary: (24R,241R)-fucosterol epoxide = (3β,24R,28R)-24,28-epoxystigmast-5-en-3-ol

Other name(s): (24R,24'R)-fucosterol-epoxide acetaldehyde-lyase; (24R,24'R)-fucosterol-epoxide acetaldehyde-lyase (desmosterol-forming)

Systematic name: (24R,241R)-fucosterol-epoxide acetaldehyde-lyase (desmosterol-forming)

Comments: The insect enzyme is involved in the conversion of sitosterol into cholesterol.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 99676-42-3

References:

1. Prestwich, G.D., Angelastro, M., De Palma, A. and Perino, M.A. Fucosterol epoxide lyase of insects: synthesis of labeled substrates and development of a partition assay. Anal. Biochem. 151 (1985) 315-326. [PMID: 3913328]

[EC 4.1.2.33 created 1989, modified 2013]

EC 4.1.2.34

Accepted name: 4-(2-carboxyphenyl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate aldolase

Reaction: (3Z)-4-(2-carboxyphenyl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate + H2O = 2-formylbenzoate + pyruvate

For diagram of reaction click here.

Other name(s): 2'-carboxybenzalpyruvate aldolase; (3E)-4-(2-carboxyphenyl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate 2-carboxybenzaldehyde-lyase; (3Z)-4-(2-carboxyphenyl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate 2-carboxybenzaldehyde-lyase

Systematic name: (3Z)-4-(2-carboxyphenyl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate 2-formylbenzoate-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Comments: Involved, with EC 1.13.11.38 (1-hydroxy-2-naphthoate 1,2-dioxygenase), in the metabolism of phenanthrene in bacteria.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 86611-90-7

References:

1. Barnsley, E.A. Phthalate pathway of phenanthrene metabolism: formation of 2'-carboxybenzalpyruvate. J. Bacteriol. 154 (1983) 113-117. [PMID: 6833175]

[EC 4.1.2.34 created 1989]

EC 4.1.2.35

Accepted name: propioin synthase

Reaction: 2 propanal = 4-hydroxy-3-hexanone

Other name(s): 4-hydroxy-3-hexanone aldolase; 4-hydroxy-3-hexanone propanal-lyase

Systematic name: 4-hydroxy-3-hexanone propanal-lyase (propanal-forming)

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 114189-86-5

References:

1. Morimoto, S., Azuma, K., Oshima, T. and Sakamoto, M. Purification and properties of a new enzyme, propioin synthase in bakers' yeast which forms propioin from propionaldehyde. J. Ferment. Technol. 66 (1988) 7-12.

[EC 4.1.2.35 created 1990]

EC 4.1.2.36

Accepted name: lactate aldolase

Reaction: (S)-lactate = formate + acetaldehyde

Other name(s): lactate synthase; (S)-lactate acetaldehyde-lyase

Systematic name: (S)-lactate acetaldehyde-lyase (formate-forming)

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 110777-33-8

References:

1. Gulyi, M.F. and Silonova, N.V. [Various metabolic reactions of formate in animal tissues.] Ukr. Biokhim. Zh. 59 (1987) 29-35. [PMID: 3629727] (in Russian)

[EC 4.1.2.36 created 1990]

[EC 4.1.2.37 Deleted entry: hydroxynitrilase. Now covered by EC 4.1.2.46 [aliphatic (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase] and EC 4.1.2.47 [(S)-hydroxynitrile ketone-lyase (cyanide forming)] (EC 4.1.2.37 created 1992 (EC 4.1.2.39 created 1999, incorporated 2007), deleted 2011)]

EC 4.1.2.38

Accepted name: benzoin aldolase

Reaction: 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone = 2 benzaldehyde
benzoin = 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone

Glossary: thiamine diphosphate

Other name(s): benzaldehyde lyase; 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone benzaldehyde-lyase

Systematic name: 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone benzaldehyde-lyase (benzaldehyde-forming)

Comments: A thiamine-diphosphate protein.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 122097-01-2

References:

1. González, B. and Vicuña, R. Benzaldehyde lyase, a novel thiamine PPi-requiring enzyme, from Pseudomonas fluorescens biovar I. J. Bacteriol. 171 (1989) 2401-2405. [PMID: 2496105]

[EC 4.1.2.38 created 1992]

[EC 4.1.2.39 Deleted entry: hydroxynitrilase. The enzyme is identical to EC 4.1.2.37, hydroxynitrilase. (EC 4.1.2.39 created 1999, deleted 2007)]

EC 4.1.2.40

Accepted name: tagatose-bisphosphate aldolase

Reaction: D-tagatose 1,6-bisphosphate = glycerone phosphate + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate

Other name(s): D-tagatose-1,6-bisphosphate triosephosphate lyase

Systematic name: D-tagatose 1,6-bisphosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase

Comments: enzyme activity is stimulated by certain divalent cations. It is involved in the tagatose 6-phosphate pathway of lactose catabolism in bacteria.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 39433-95-9

References:

1. Anderson, R.L., Markwell, J.P. D-Tagatose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (Class II) from Klebsiella pneumoniae. Methods Enzymol. 90 (1982) 232-234. [PMID: 6759854].

2. Van Rooijen, R.J., Van Schalkwijk, S., De Vos, W.M. Molecular cloning, characterization, and nucleotide sequence of the tagatose 6-phosphate pathway gene cluster of the lactose operon of Lactococcus lactis. J. Biol. Chem. 266 (1991) 7176-7181. [PMID: 1901863]

[EC 4.1.2.40 created 1999]

[EC 4.1.2.41 Transferred entry: vanillin synthase. Now included with EC 4.1.2.61, feruloyl-CoA hydratase/lyase (EC 4.1.2.41 created 2000, deleted 2020)]

EC 4.1.2.42

Accepted name: D-threonine aldolase

Reaction: (1) D-threonine = glycine + acetaldehyde
(2) D-allo-threonine = glycine + acetaldehyde

Glossary: D-threonine = (2R,3S)-2-amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid
D-allo-hreonine = (2R,3R)-2-amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid

Other name(s): D-TA; DTA; low specificity D-TA; low specificity D-threonine aldolase

Systematic name: D-threonine acetaldehyde-lyase (glycine-forming)

Comments: A pyridoxal-phosphate protein that is activated by divalent metal cations (e.g. Co2+, Ni2+, Mn2+ or Mg2+) [1,2]. The reaction is reversible, which can lead to the interconversion of D-threonine and D-allo-threonine [1]. Several other D-β-hydroxy-α-amino acids, such as D-β-phenylserine, D-β-hydroxy-α-aminovaleric acid and D-β-3,4-dihydroxyphenylserine, can also act as substrate [1].

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number:

References:

1. Kataoka, M., Ikemi, M., Morikawa, T., Miyoshi, T., Nishi, K., Wada, M., Yamada, H. and Shimizu, S. Isolation and characterization of D-threonine aldolase, a pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent enzyme from Arthrobacter sp. DK-38. Eur. J. Biochem. 248 (1997) 385-393. [PMID: 9346293]

2. Liu, J.Q., Dairi, T., Itoh, N., Kataoka, M., Shimizu, S. and Yamada, H. A novel metal-activated pyridoxal enzyme with a unique primary structure, low specificity D-threonine aldolase from Arthrobacter sp. Strain DK-38. Molecular cloning and cofactor characterization. J. Biol. Chem. 273 (1998) 16678-16685. [PMID: 9642221]

3. Liu, J.Q., Odani, M., Dairi, T., Itoh, N., Shimizu, S. and Yamada, H. A new route to L-threo-3-[4-(methylthio)phenylserine], a key intermediate for the synthesis of antibiotics: recombinant low-specificity D-threonine aldolase-catalyzed stereospecific resolution. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 51 (1999) 586-591. [PMID: 10390816]

4. Liu, J.Q., Odani, M., Yasuoka, T., Dairi, T., Itoh, N., Kataoka, M., Shimizu, S. and Yamada, H. Gene cloning and overproduction of low-specificity D-threonine aldolase from Alcaligenes xylosoxidans and its application for production of a key intermediate for parkinsonism drug. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 54 (2000) 44-51. [PMID: 10952004]

5. Liu, J.Q., Dairi, T., Itoh, N., Kataoka, M., Shimizu, S. and Yamada, H. Diversity of microbial threonine aldolases and their application. J. Mol. Catal. B 10 (2000) 107-115.

6. Paiardini, A., Contestabile, R., D'Aguanno, S., Pascarella, S. and Bossa, F. Threonine aldolase and alanine racemase: novel examples of convergent evolution in the superfamily of vitamin B6-dependent enzymes. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1647 (2003) 214-219. [PMID: 12686135]

[EC 4.1.2.42 created 2007]

EC 4.1.2.43

Accepted name: 3-hexulose-6-phosphate synthase

Reaction: D-arabino-hex-3-ulose 6-phosphate = D-ribulose 5-phosphate + formaldehyde

For diagram of reaction, click here

Other name(s): D-arabino-3-hexulose 6-phosphate formaldehyde-lyase; 3-hexulosephosphate synthase; 3-hexulose phosphate synthase; HPS

Systematic name: D-arabino-3-hexulose-6-phosphate formaldehyde-lyase (D-ribulose-5-phosphate-forming)

Comments: Requires Mg2+ or Mn2+ for maximal activity [1]. The enzyme is specific for formaldehyde and D-ribulose 5-phosphate as substrates. Ribose 5-phosphate, xylulose 5-phosphate, allulose 6-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate cannot act as substrate. This enzyme, along with EC 5.3.1.27, 6-phospho-3-hexuloisomerase, plays a key role in the ribulose-monophosphate cycle of formaldehyde fixation, which is present in many microorganisms that are capable of utilizing C1-compounds [1]. The hyperthermophilic and anaerobic archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3 constitutively produces a bifunctional enzyme that sequentially catalyses the reactions of this enzyme and EC 5.3.1.27, 6-phospho-3-hexuloisomerase [6]. This enzyme is a member of the orotidine 5'-monophosphate decarboxylase (OMPDC) suprafamily [5].

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number:

References:

1. Ferenci, T., Strøm, T. and Quayle, J.R. Purification and properties of 3-hexulose phosphate synthase and phospho-3-hexuloisomerase from Methylococcus capsulatus. Biochem. J. 144 (1974) 477-486. [PMID: 4219834]

2. Kato, N., Ohashi, H., Tani, Y. and Ogata, K. 3-Hexulosephosphate synthase from Methylomonas aminofaciens 77a. Purification, properties and kinetics. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 523 (1978) 236-244. [PMID: 564713]

3. Yanase, H., Ikeyama, K., Mitsui, R., Ra, S., Kita, K., Sakai, Y. and Kato, N. Cloning and sequence analysis of the gene encoding 3-hexulose-6-phosphate synthase from the methylotrophic bacterium, Methylomonas aminofaciens 77a, and its expression in Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 135 (1996) 201-205. [PMID: 8595859]

4. Yurimoto, H., Kato, N. and Sakai, Y. Assimilation, dissimilation, and detoxification of formaldehyde, a central metabolic intermediate of methylotrophic metabolism. Chem. Rec. 5 (2005) 367-375. [PMID: 16278835]

5. Kato, N., Yurimoto, H. and Thauer, R.K. The physiological role of the ribulose monophosphate pathway in bacteria and archaea. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 70 (2006) 10-21. [PMID: 16428816]

6. Orita, I., Yurimoto, H., Hirai, R., Kawarabayasi, Y., Sakai, Y. and Kato, N. The archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii possesses a bifunctional enzyme for formaldehyde fixation via the ribulose monophosphate pathway. J. Bacteriol. 187 (2005) 3636-3642. [PMID: 15901685]

7. Kato, N., Miyamoto, N., Shimao, M. and Sakazawa, C. 3-Hexulose phosphate pynthase from a new facultative methylotroph, Mycobacterium gastri MB19. Agric. Biol. Chem. 52 (1988) 265-2661.

[EC 4.1.2.43 created 2008]

EC 4.1.2.44

Accepted name: 2,3-epoxybenzoyl-CoA dihydrolase

Reaction: 2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrobenzoyl-CoA + 2 H2O = 3,4-didehydroadipyl-CoA semialdehyde + formate

For diagram of reaction click here and mechanism click here.

Other name(s): 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl-CoA lyase/hydrolase (deformylating); BoxC; dihydrodiol transforming enzyme; benzoyl-CoA oxidation component C; 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl-CoA 3,4-didehydroadipyl-CoA semialdehyde-lyase (formate-forming); benzoyl-CoA-dihydrodiol lyase (incorrect); 2,3-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl-CoA 3,4-didehydroadipyl-CoA-semialdehyde-lyase (formate-forming)

Systematic name: 2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrobenzoyl-CoA 3,4-didehydroadipyl-CoA-semialdehyde-lyase (formate-forming)

Comments: The enzyme is involved in the aerobic benzoyl-CoA catabolic pathway of the bacterium Azoarcus evansii. The enzyme converts 2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl-CoA to its oxepin form prior to the ring-opening and the formation of a dialdehyde intermediate.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number:

References:

1. Gescher, J., Eisenreich, W., Worth, J., Bacher, A. and Fuchs, G. Aerobic benzoyl-CoA catabolic pathway in Azoarcus evansii: studies on the non-oxygenolytic ring cleavage enzyme. Mol. Microbiol. 56 (2005) 1586-1600. [PMID: 15916608]

2. Rather, L.J., Knapp, B., Haehnel, W. and Fuchs, G. Coenzyme A-dependent aerobic metabolism of benzoate via epoxide formation. J. Biol. Chem. 285 (2010) 20615-20624. [PMID: 20452977]

[EC 4.1.2.44 created 2010, modified 2015]

EC 4.1.2.45

Accepted name: trans-o-hydroxybenzylidenepyruvate hydratase-aldolase

Reaction: (3E)-4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate + H2O = salicylaldehyde + pyruvate

For diagram of reaction, click here

Glossary: (3E)-4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate = (E)-2'-hydroxybenzylidenepyruvate

salicylaldehyde = 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde

Other name(s): 2'-hydroxybenzalpyruvate aldolase; NsaE; tHBPA hydratase-aldolase

Systematic name: (3E)-4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxobut-3-enoate hydro-lyase

Comments: This enzyme is involved in naphthalene degradation. The enzyme catalyses a retro-aldol reaction in vitro, and it accepts a broad range of aldehydes and 4-substituted 2-oxobut-3-enoates as substrates [4].

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References:

1. Kuhm, A.E., Knackmuss, H.J. and Stolz, A. Purification and properties of 2'-hydroxybenzalpyruvate aldolase from a bacterium that degrades naphthalenesulfonates. J. Biol. Chem. 268 (1993) 9484-9489. [PMID: 8486638]

2. Keck, A., Conradt, D., Mahler, A., Stolz, A., Mattes, R. and Klein, J. Identification and functional analysis of the genes for naphthalenesulfonate catabolism by Sphingomonas xenophaga BN6. Microbiology 152 (2006) 1929-1940. [PMID: 16804169]

3. Eaton, R.W. Organization and evolution of naphthalene catabolic pathways: sequence of the DNA encoding 2-hydroxychromene-2-carboxylate isomerase and trans-o-hydroxybenzylidenepyruvate hydratase-aldolase from the NAH7 plasmid. J. Bacteriol. 176 (1994) 7757-7762. [PMID: 8002605]

4. Eaton, R.W. trans-o-Hydroxybenzylidenepyruvate hydratase-aldolase as a biocatalyst. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66 (2000) 2668-2672. [PMID: 10831455]

[EC 4.1.2.45 created 2010, modified 2011]

EC 4.1.2.46

Accepted name: aliphatic (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase

Reaction: (2R)-2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanenitrile = cyanide + butan-2-one

Other name(s): (R)-HNL; (R)-oxynitrilase; (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase; LuHNL

Systematic name: (2R)-2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanenitrile butan-2-one-lyase (cyanide forming)

Comments: The enzyme contains Zn2+ [1]. The enzyme catalyses the stereoselective synthesis of aliphatic (R)-cyanohydrins [1]. No activity towards mandelonitrile and 4-hydroxymandelonitrile [5]. Natural substrates for the (R)-oxynitrilase from Linum usitatissimum are acetone and butan-2-one, which are the building blocks of the cyanogen glycosides in Linum, linamarin and lotaustralin, or linustatin and neolinustatin, respectively [4].

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References:

1. Trummler, K., Roos, J., Schwaneberg, U., Effenberger, F., Fšrster, S., Pfizenmaier, K., Wajant, H. Expression of the Zn2+-containing hydroxynitrile lyase from flax (Linum usitatissimum) in Pichia pastoris - utilization of the recombinant enzyme for enzymatic analysis and site-directed mutagenesis. Plant Sci. 139 (1998) 19-27.

2. Trummler, K. and Wajant, H. Molecular cloning of acetone cyanohydrin lyase from flax (Linum usitatissimum). Definition of a novel class of hydroxynitrile lyases. J. Biol. Chem. 272 (1997) 4770-4774. [PMID: 9030531]

3. Albrecht, J., Jansen, I.and Kula, M.R. Improved purification of an (R)-oxynitrilase from Linum usitatissimum (flax) and investigation of the substrate range. Biotechnol. Appl. Biochem. 17 (1993) 191-203.

4. Xu, L.-L., Singh, B.K. and Conn, E.E. Purification and characterization of acetone cyanohydrin lyase from Linum usitatissimum. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 263 (1988) 256-263. [PMID: 3377504]

5. Cabirol, F.L., Tan, P.L., Tay, B., Cheng, S., Hanefeld, U. and Sheldon, R.A. Linum usitatissimum hydroxynitrile lyase cross-linked enzyme aggregates: a recyclable enantioselective catalyst. Adv. Synth. Catal. 350 (2008) 2329-2338.

6. Breithaupt, H., Pohl, M., Bšnigk, W., Heim, P., Schimz, K.-L. and Kula, M.-R. Cloning and expression of (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase from Linum usitatissimum (flax). J. Mol. Catal. B 6 (1999) 315-332.

[EC 4.1.2.46 created 2011]

EC 4.1.2.47

Accepted name: (S)-hydroxynitrile lyase

Reaction: (1) an aliphatic (S)-hydroxynitrile = cyanide + an aliphatic aldehyde or ketone
(2) an aromatic (S)-hydroxynitrile = cyanide + an aromatic aldehyde

Other name(s): (S)-cyanohydrin producing hydroxynitrile lyase; (S)-oxynitrilase; (S)-HbHNL; (S)-MeHNL; hydroxynitrile lyase; oxynitrilase; HbHNL; MeHNL; (S)-selective hydroxynitrile lyase; (S)-cyanohydrin carbonyl-lyase (cyanide forming)

Systematic name: (S)-cyanohydrin lyase (cyanide forming)

Comments: Hydroxynitrile lyases catalyses the the cleavage of hydroxynitriles into cyanide and the corresponding aldehyde or ketone. In nature the liberation of cyanide serves as a defense mechanism against herbivores and microbial attack in plants. In vitro the enzymes from Manihot esculenta and Hevea brasiliensis accept a broad range of aliphatic and aromatic carbonyl compounds as substrates and catalyse the formation of (S)-hydroxynitriles [1,10].

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References:

1. Förster, S., Roos, J., Effenberger, F., Wajant, H. and Sprauer, A. The first recombinant hydroxynitrile lyase and its application in the synthesis of (S)-cyanohydrins. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 35 (1996) 437-439.

2. Bühler, H., Effenberger, F., Förster, S., Roos, J. and Wajant, H. Substrate specificity of mutants of the hydroxynitrile lyase from Manihot esculenta. Chembiochem. 4 (2003) 211-216. [PMID: 12616635]

3. Semba, H., Dobashi, Y. and Matsui, T. Expression of hydroxynitrile lyase from Manihot esculenta in yeast and its application in (S)-mandelonitrile production using an immobilized enzyme reactor. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 72 (2008) 1457-1463. [PMID: 18540112]

4. Avi, M., Wiedner, R.M., Griengl, H. and Schwab, H. Improvement of a stereoselective biocatalytic synthesis by substrate and enzyme engineering: 2-hydroxy-(4'-oxocyclohexyl)acetonitrile as the model. Chemistry 14 (2008) 11415-11422. [PMID: 19006143]

5. von Langermann, J., Guterl, J.K., Pohl, M., Wajant, H. and Kragl, U. Hydroxynitrile lyase catalyzed cyanohydrin synthesis at high pH-values. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 31 (2008) 155-161. [PMID: 18204865]

6. Schmidt, A., Gruber, K., Kratky, C. and Lamzin, V.S. Atomic resolution crystal structures and quantum chemistry meet to reveal subtleties of hydroxynitrile lyase catalysis. J. Biol. Chem. 283 (2008) 21827-21836. [PMID: 18524775]

7. Gartler, G., Kratky, C. and Gruber, K. Structural determinants of the enantioselectivity of the hydroxynitrile lyase from Hevea brasiliensis. J. Biotechnol. 129 (2007) 87-97. [PMID: 17250917]

8. Wagner, U.G., Schall, M., Hasslacher, M., Hayn, M., Griengl, H., Schwab, H. and Kratky, C. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of a hydroxynitrile lyase from Hevea brasiliensis. Acta Crystallogr. D Biol. Crystallogr. 52 (1996) 591-593. [PMID: 15299689]

9. Schmidt, M., Herve, S., Klempier, N. and Griengl, H. Preparation of optically active cyanohydrins using the (S)-hydroxynitrile lyase from Hevea brasiliensis. Tetrahedron 52 (1996) 7833-7840.

10. Klempier, N. and Griengl, H. Aliphatic (S)-cyanohydrins by enzyme catalyzed synthesis. Tetrahedron Lett. 34 (1993) 4769-4772.

[EC 4.1.2.47 created 2011]

EC 4.1.2.48

Accepted name: low-specificity L-threonine aldolase

Reaction: (1) L-threonine = glycine + acetaldehyde
(2) L-allo-threonine = glycine + acetaldehyde

Other name(s): LtaE

Systematic name: L-threonine/L-allo-threonine acetaldehyde-lyase (glycine-forming)

Comments: Requires pyridoxal phosphate. The low-specificity L-threonine aldolase can act on both L-threonine and L-allo-threonine [1,2]. The enzyme from Escherichia coli can also act on L-threo-phenylserine and L-erythro-phenylserine [4]. The enzyme can also catalyse the aldol condensation of glycolaldehyde and glycine to form 4-hydroxy-L-threonine, an intermediate of pyridoxal phosphate biosynthesis [3]. Different from EC 4.1.2.5, L-threonine aldolase, and EC 4.1.2.49, L-allo-threonine aldolase.

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References:

1. Yamada, H., Kumagai, H., Nagate, T. and Yoshida, H. Crystalline threonine aldolase from Candida humicola. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 39 (1970) 53-58. [PMID: 5438301]

2. Kumagai, H., Nagate, T., Yoshida, H. and Yamada, H. Threonine aldolase from Candida humicola. II. Purification, crystallization and properties. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 258 (1972) 779-790. [PMID: 5017702]

3. Liu, J.Q., Nagata, S., Dairi, T., Misono, H., Shimizu, S. and Yamada, H. The GLY1 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes a low-specific L-threonine aldolase that catalyzes cleavage of L-allo-threonine and L-threonine to glycine—expression of the gene in Escherichia coli and purification and characterization of the enzyme. Eur. J. Biochem. 245 (1997) 289-293. [PMID: 9151955]

4. Liu, J.Q., Dairi, T., Itoh, N., Kataoka, M., Shimizu, S. and Yamada, H. Gene cloning, biochemical characterization and physiological role of a thermostable low-specificity L-threonine aldolase from Escherichia coli. Eur. J. Biochem. 255 (1998) 220-226. [PMID: 9692922]

5. Kim, J., Kershner, J.P., Novikov, Y., Shoemaker, R.K. and Copley, S.D. Three serendipitous pathways in E. coli can bypass a block in pyridoxal-5'-phosphate synthesis. Mol. Syst. Biol. 6 (2010) 436. [PMID: 21119630]

[EC 4.1.2.48 created 2011]

EC 4.1.2.49

Accepted name: L-allo-threonine aldolase

Reaction: L-allo-threonine = glycine + acetaldehyde

Systematic name: L-allo-threonine acetaldehyde-lyase (glycine-forming)

Comments: Requires pyridoxal phosphate. This enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Aeromonas jandaei, is specific for L-allo-threonine and can not act on either L-threonine or L-serine. Different from EC 4.1.2.5, L-threonine aldolase, and EC 4.1.2.48, low-specificity L-threonine aldolase. A previously listed enzyme with this name, EC 4.1.2.6, was deleted in 1971 after it was found to be identical to EC 2.1.2.1, glycine hydroxymethyltransferase.

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References:

1. Kataoka, M., Wada, M., Nishi, K., Yamada, H. and Shimizu, S. Purification and characterization of L-allo-threonine aldolase from Aeromonas jandaei DK-39. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 151 (1997) 245-248. [PMID: 9228760]

[EC 4.1.2.49 created 2011]

EC 4.1.2.50

Accepted name: 6-carboxytetrahydropterin synthase

Reaction: 7,8-dihydroneopterin 3'-triphosphate + H2O = 6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin + acetaldehyde + triphosphate

For diagram of reaction click here.

Glossary: 7,8-dihydroneopterin 3'-triphosphate = 2-amino-6-[(1S,2R)-1,2-dihydroxy-3-triphosphooxypropyl]-4-oxo-2,3,7,8-tetrahydropteridine
6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin = 2-amino-4-oxo-2,3,5,6,7,8-hexahydropteridine-6-carboxylate

Other name(s): CPH4 synthase; queD (gene name)

Systematic name: 7,8-dihydroneopterin 3'-triphosphate acetaldehyde-lyase (6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin and triphosphate-forming)

Comments: Binds Zn2+. Isolated from the bacteria Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli. The reaction is part of the biosynthesis pathway of queuosine.The enzyme from Escherichia coli can also convert 6-pyruvoyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin and sepiapterin to 6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin [2].

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References:

1. Cicmil, N. and Shi, L. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray characterization of queD from Bacillus subtilis, an enzyme involved in queuosine biosynthesis. Acta Crystallogr. Sect. F Struct. Biol. Cryst. Commun. 64 (2008) 119-122. [PMID: 18259064]

2. McCarty, R.M., Somogyi, A. and Bandarian, V. Escherichia coli QueD is a 6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin synthase. Biochemistry 48 (2009) 2301-2303. [PMID: 19231875]

[EC 4.1.2.50 created 2012]

EC 4.1.2.51

Accepted name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate aldolase

Reaction: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate = pyruvate + D-glyceraldehyde

For diagram of reaction click here.

Other name(s): Pto1279 (gene name); KDGA; KDG-specific aldolase

Systematic name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate D-glyceraldehyde-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Comments: The enzyme from the archaeon Picrophilus torridus is involved in D-glucose and D-galactose catabolism via the nonphosphorylative variant of the Entner-Doudoroff pathway. In the direction of aldol synthesis the enzyme catalyses the formation of 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate and 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-galactonate at a similar ratio. It shows no activity with 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate 6-phosphate. cf. EC 4.1.2.14, 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-phosphogluconate aldolase.

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References:

1. Reher, M., Fuhrer, T., Bott, M. and Schonheit, P. The nonphosphorylative Entner-Doudoroff pathway in the thermoacidophilic euryarchaeon Picrophilus torridus involves a novel 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate- specific aldolase. J. Bacteriol. 192 (2010) 964-974. [PMID: 20023024]

[EC 4.1.2.51 created 2013]

EC 4.1.2.52

Accepted name: 4-hydroxy-2-oxoheptanedioate aldolase

Reaction: 4-hydroxy-2-oxoheptanedioate = pyruvate + succinate semialdehyde

Other name(s): 2,4-dihydroxyhept-2-enedioate aldolase; HHED aldolase; 4-hydroxy-2-ketoheptanedioate aldolase; HKHD aldolase; HpcH; HpaI; 4-hydroxy-2-oxoheptanedioate succinate semialdehyde lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Systematic name: 4-hydroxy-2-oxoheptanedioate succinate-semialdehyde-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Comments: Requires Co2+ or Mn2+ for activity. The enzyme is also able to catalyse the aldol cleavage of 4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoate and 4-hydroxy-2-oxohexanoate, and can use 2-oxobutanoate as carbonyl donor, with lower efficiency. In the reverse direction, is able to condense a range of aldehyde acceptors with pyruvate. The enzyme from the bacterium Escherichia coli produces a racemic mixture of (4R)- and (4S)-hydroxy-2-oxoheptanedioate [4].

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References:

1. Wang, W. and Seah, S.Y. Purification and biochemical characterization of a pyruvate-specific class II aldolase, HpaI. Biochemistry 44 (2005) 9447-9455. [PMID: 15996099]

2. Rea, D., Fulop, V., Bugg, T.D. and Roper, D.I. Structure and mechanism of HpcH: a metal ion dependent class II aldolase from the homoprotocatechuate degradation pathway of Escherichia coli. J. Mol. Biol. 373 (2007) 866-876. [PMID: 17881002]

3. Wang, W. and Seah, S.Y. The role of a conserved histidine residue in a pyruvate-specific class II aldolase. FEBS Lett 582 (2008) 3385-3388. [PMID: 18775708]

4. Wang, W., Baker, P. and Seah, S.Y.K. Comparison of two metal-dependent pyruvate aldolases related by convergent evolution: substrate specificity, kinetic mechanism, and substrate channeling. Biochemistry 49 (2010) 3774-3782. [PMID: 20364820]

[EC 4.1.2.52 created 2013]

EC 4.1.2.53

Accepted name: 2-keto-3-deoxy-L-rhamnonate aldolase

Reaction: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-rhamnonate = pyruvate + (S)-lactaldehyde

For diagram of reaction click here or click here

Glossary: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-rhamnonate = 3,6-dideoxy-L-erythro-hex-2-ulosonate

Other name(s): KDR aldolase; 2-dehydro-3-deoxyrhamnonate aldolase; 2-keto-3-deoxy acid sugar aldolase; YfaU; 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-rhamnonate (S)-lactaldehyde lyase (pyruvate-forming); 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-rhamnonate (R)-lactaldehyde lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Systematic name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-rhamnonate (S)-lactaldehyde-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Comments: Requires Mg2+ for activity. The enzyme can also use 2-oxo-3-deoxy-L-mannonate, 2-oxo-3-deoxy-L-lyxonate and 4-hydroxy-2-ketoheptane-1,7-dioate (HKHD) as substrates [2].

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References:

1. Rakus, J.F., Fedorov, A.A., Fedorov, E.V., Glasner, M.E., Hubbard, B.K., Delli, J.D., Babbitt, P.C., Almo, S.C. and Gerlt, J.A. Evolution of enzymatic activities in the enolase superfamily: L-rhamnonate dehydratase. Biochemistry 47 (2008) 9944-9954. [PMID: 18754693]

2. Rea, D., Hovington, R., Rakus, J.F., Gerlt, J.A., Fulop, V., Bugg, T.D. and Roper, D.I. Crystal structure and functional assignment of YfaU, a metal ion dependent class II aldolase from Escherichia coli K12. Biochemistry 47 (2008) 9955-9965. [PMID: 18754683]

[EC 4.1.2.53 created 2013]

EC 4.1.2.54

Accepted name: L-threo-3-deoxy-hexylosonate aldolase

Reaction: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-galactonate = pyruvate + L-glyceraldehyde

Other name(s): GAAC; LGA1

Systematic name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-galactonate L-glyceraldehyde-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Comments: The enzyme takes part in a D-galacturonate degradation pathway in the fungi Aspergillus niger and Trichoderma reesei (Hypocrea jecorina).

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References:

1. Hilditch, S., Berghall, S., Kalkkinen, N., Penttila, M. and Richard, P. The missing link in the fungal D-galacturonate pathway: identification of the L-threo-3-deoxy-hexulosonate aldolase. J. Biol. Chem. 282 (2007) 26195-26201. [PMID: 17609199]

2. Martens-Uzunova, E.S. and Schaap, P.J. An evolutionary conserved D-galacturonic acid metabolic pathway operates across filamentous fungi capable of pectin degradation. Fungal Genet. Biol. 45 (2008) 1449-1457. [PMID: 18768163]

[EC 4.1.2.54 created 2013]

EC 4.1.2.55

Accepted name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-phosphogluconate/2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phosphogalactonate aldolase

Reaction: (1) 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phospho-D-gluconate = pyruvate + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
(2) 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phospho-D-galactonate = pyruvate + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate

For diagram of reaction click here.

Other name(s): 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate aldolase (ambiguous); KDGA (ambiguous)

Systematic name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phosphate-D-gluconate/2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phosphate-D-galactonate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Comments: In the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus the enzyme is involved in glucose and galactose catabolism via the branched variant of the Entner-Doudoroff pathway. It utilizes 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phosphate-D-gluconate and 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phosphate-D-galactonate with similar catalytic efficiency. In vitro the enzyme can also catalyse the cleavage of the non-phosphorylated forms 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate and 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-galactonate with much lower catalytic efficiency. cf. EC 4.1.2.21, 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phosphogalactonate aldolase, and EC 4.1.2.14, 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-phosphogluconate aldolase.

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References:

1. Buchanan, C.L., Connaris, H., Danson, M.J., Reeve, C.D. and Hough, D.W. An extremely thermostable aldolase from Sulfolobus solfataricus with specificity for non-phosphorylated substrates. Biochem. J. 343 (1999) 563-570. [PMID: 10527934]

2. Lamble, H.J., Theodossis, A., Milburn, C.C., Taylor, G.L., Bull, S.D., Hough, D.W. and Danson, M.J. Promiscuity in the part-phosphorylative Entner-Doudoroff pathway of the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus. FEBS Lett 579 (2005) 6865-6869. [PMID: 16330030]

3. Wolterink-van Loo, S., van Eerde, A., Siemerink, M.A., Akerboom, J., Dijkstra, B.W. and van der Oost, J. Biochemical and structural exploration of the catalytic capacity of Sulfolobus KDG aldolases. Biochem. J. 403 (2007) 421-430. [PMID: 17176250]

[EC 4.1.2.55 created 2014]

EC 4.1.2.56

Accepted name: 2-amino-4,5-dihydroxy-6-oxo-7-(phosphooxy)heptanoate synthase

Reaction: 2-amino-4,5-dihydroxy-6-oxo-7-(phosphooxy)heptanoate = glycerone phosphate + L-aspartate 4-semialdehyde

For diagram of reaction click here and mechanism click here.

Other name(s): griI (gene name)

Systematic name: 2-amino-4,5-dihydroxy-6-oxo-7-(phosphooxy)heptanoate L-aspartate 4-semialdehyde-lyase (glycerone phosphate-forming)

Comments: Part of the pathway for the biosynthesis of grixazone, a mixture of yellow pigments produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus.

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References:

1. Suzuki, H., Ohnishi, Y., Furusho, Y., Sakuda, S. and Horinouchi, S. Novel benzene ring biosynthesis from C3 and C4 primary metabolites by two enzymes. J. Biol. Chem. 281 (2006) 36944-36951. [PMID: 17003031]

[EC 4.1.2.56 created 2014]

EC 4.1.2.57

Accepted name: sulfofructosephosphate aldolase

Reaction: 6-deoxy-6-sulfo-D-fructose 1-phosphate = glycerone phosphate + (2S)-3-sulfolactaldehyde

For diagram of reaction click here.

Glossary: glycerone phosphate = dihydroxyacetone phosphate = 3-hydroxy-2-oxopropyl phosphate
(2S)-3-sulfolactaldehyde = (2S)-2-hydroxy-3-oxopropane-1-sulfonate

Other name(s): yihT (gene name)

Systematic name: 6-deoxy-6-sulfofructose-1-phosphate 2-hydroxy-3-oxopropane-1-sulfonate-lyase (glycerone-phosphate-forming)

Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Escherichia coli, is involved in the degradation pathway of sulfoquinovose, the polar headgroup of sulfolipids found in the photosynthetic membranes of all higher plants, mosses, ferns, algae, and most photosynthetic bacteria, as well as the surface layer of some archaea.

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References:

1. Denger, K., Weiss, M., Felux, A.K., Schneider, A., Mayer, C., Spiteller, D., Huhn, T., Cook, A.M. and Schleheck, D. Sulphoglycolysis in Escherichia coli K-12 closes a gap in the biogeochemical sulphur cycle. Nature 507 (2014) 114-117. [PMID: 24463506]

[EC 4.1.2.57 created 2014]

EC 4.1.2.58

Accepted name: 2-dehydro-3,6-dideoxy-6-sulfogluconate aldolase

Reaction: 2-dehydro-3,6-dideoxy-6-sulfo-D-gluconate = (2S)-3-sulfolactaldehyde + pyruvate

For diagram of reaction click here.

Glossary: (2S)-3-sulfolactaldehyde = (2S)-2-hydroxy-3-oxopropane-1-sulfonate

Other name(s): KDSG aldolase

Systematic name: 2-dehydro-3,6-dideoxy-6-sulfo-D-gluconate-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Pseudomonas putida SQ1, participates in a sulfoquinovose degradation pathway.

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References:

1. Felux, A.K., Spiteller, D., Klebensberger, J. and Schleheck, D. Entner-Doudoroff pathway for sulfoquinovose degradation in Pseudomonas putida SQ1. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 112 (2015) E4298-E4305. [PMID: 26195800]

[EC 4.1.2.58 created 2016]

EC 4.1.2.59

Accepted name: dihydroneopterin phosphate aldolase

Reaction: 7,8-dihydroneopterin 3'-phosphate = 6-(hydroxymethyl)-7,8-dihydropterin + glycolaldehyde phosphate

Other name(s): H2NMP aldolase

Systematic name: 7,8-dihydroneopterin 3'-phosphate glycolaldehyde phosphate-lyase [6-(hydroxymethyl)-7,8-dihydropterin-forming]

Comments: The enzyme participates in methanopterin biosynthesis the archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus. The enzyme is specific for 7,8-dihydroneopterin 3'-phosphate. cf. EC 4.1.2.25, dihydroneopterin aldolase and EC 4.1.2.60, dihydroneopterin triphosphate aldolase.

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References:

1. de Crecy-Lagard, V., Phillips, G., Grochowski, L.L., El Yacoubi, B., Jenney, F., Adams, M.W., Murzin, A.G. and White, R.H. Comparative genomics guided discovery of two missing archaeal enzyme families involved in the biosynthesis of the pterin moiety of tetrahydromethanopterin and tetrahydrofolate. ACS Chem. Biol. 7 (2012) 1807-1816. [PMID: 22931285]

[EC 4.1.2.59 created 2017]

EC 4.1.2.60

Accepted name: dihydroneopterin triphosphate aldolase

Reaction: 7,8-dihydroneopterin 3'-triphosphate = 6-(hydroxymethyl)-7,8-dihydropterin + glycolaldehyde triphosphate

Other name(s): PTPS-III

Systematic name: 7,8-dihydroneopterin 3'-triphosphate glycolaldehyde phosphate-lyase [6-(hydroxymethyl)-7,8-dihydropterin-forming]

Comments: The enzyme, which participates in a pathway for folate biosynthesis, is found in the Stramenopiles, a large group that includes oomycetes, various microalgae and brown algae, as well as in several bacterial phyla. It provides a bypass mechanism compensating for the lack of EC 4.1.2.25, dihydroneopterin aldolase. In the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum the enzyme is bifunctional and also catalyses the activity of EC 4.2.3.12, 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase. cf. EC 4.1.2.59, dihydroneopterin phosphate aldolase.

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References:

1. Dittrich, S., Mitchell, S.L., Blagborough, A.M., Wang, Q., Wang, P., Sims, P.F. and Hyde, J.E. An atypical orthologue of 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase can provide the missing link in the folate biosynthesis pathway of malaria parasites. Mol. Microbiol. 67 (2008) 609-618. [PMID: 18093090]

2. Hyde, J.E., Dittrich, S., Wang, P., Sims, P.F., de Crecy-Lagard, V. and Hanson, A.D. Plasmodium falciparum: a paradigm for alternative folate biosynthesis in diverse microorganisms. Trends Parasitol. 24 (2008) 502-508. [PMID: 18805734]

3. Pribat, A., Jeanguenin, L., Lara-Nunez, A., Ziemak, M.J., Hyde, J.E., de Crecy-Lagard, V. and Hanson, A.D. 6-Pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase paralogs replace the folate synthesis enzyme dihydroneopterin aldolase in diverse bacteria. J. Bacteriol. 191 (2009) 4158-4165. [PMID: 19395485]

[EC 4.1.2.60 created 2017]

EC 4.1.2.61

Accepted name: feruloyl-CoA hydratase/lyase

Reaction: feruloyl-CoA + H2O = vanillin + acetyl-CoA (overall reaction)
(1a) feruloyl-CoA + H2O = 3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propanoyl-CoA
(1b) 3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propanoyl-CoA = vanillin + acetyl-CoA

For diagram of reaction click here

Other name(s): hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA hydratase lyase; enoyl-CoA hydratase/aldolase; HCHL; ferB (gene name); couA (gene name)

Systematic name: feruloyl-CoA hydro-lyase/vanillin-lyase (acetyl-CoA-forming)

Comments: The enzyme is a member of the enoyl-CoA hydratase/isomerase superfamily. It catalyses a two-step process involving first the hydration of the double bond of feruloyl-CoA and then the cleavage of the resultant β-hydroxy thioester by retro-aldol reaction. (E)-caffeoyl-CoA and (E)-4-coumaroyl-CoA are also substrates.

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References:

1. Pometto, A.L. and Crawford, D.L. Whole-cell bioconversion of vanillin to vanillic acid by Streptomyces viridosporus. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 45 (1983) 1582-1585. [PMID: 6870241]

2. Narbad, A. and Gasson, M.J. Metabolism of ferulic acid via vanillin using a novel CoA-dependent pathway in a newly-isolated strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens. Microbiology 144 (1998) 1397-1405. [PMID: 9611814]

3. Gasson, M.J., Kitamura, Y., McLauchlan, W.R., Narbad, A., Parr, A.J., Parsons, E.L., Payne, J., Rhodes, M.J. and Walton, N.J. Metabolism of ferulic acid to vanillin. A bacterial gene of the enoyl-SCoA hydratase/isomerase superfamily encodes an enzyme for the hydration and cleavage of a hydroxycinnamic acid SCoA thioester. J. Biol. Chem. 273 (1998) 4163-4170. [PMID: 9461612]

4. Overhage, J., Priefert, H. and Steinbuchel, A. Biochemical and genetic analyses of ferulic acid catabolism in Pseudomonas sp. Strain HR199. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65 (1999) 4837-4847. [PMID: 10543794]

5. Bennett, J.P., Bertin, L., Moulton, B., Fairlamb, I.J., Brzozowski, A.M., Walton, N.J. and Grogan, G. A ternary complex of hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA hydratase-lyase (HCHL) with acetyl-CoA and vanillin gives insights into substrate specificity and mechanism. Biochem. J. 414 (2008) 281-289. [PMID: 18479250]

6. Hirakawa, H., Schaefer, A.L., Greenberg, E.P. and Harwood, C.S. Anaerobic p-coumarate degradation by Rhodopseudomonas palustris and identification of CouR, a MarR repressor protein that binds p-coumaroyl coenzyme A. J. Bacteriol. 194 (2012) 1960-1967. [PMID: 22328668]

7. Yang, W., Tang, H., Ni, J., Wu, Q., Hua, D., Tao, F. and Xu, P. Characterization of two Streptomyces enzymes that convert ferulic acid to vanillin. PLoS One 8 (2013) e67339. [PMID: 23840666]

[EC 4.1.2.61 created 2020 (EC 4.1.2.41 created 2000, incorporated 2020, EC 4.2.1.101 created 2000, incorporated 2020)]

EC 4.1.2.62

Accepted name: 5-deoxyribulose 1-phosphate aldolase

Reaction: (1) 5-deoxy-D-ribulose 1-phosphate = glycerone phosphate + acetaldehyde
(2) S-methyl-5-thio-D-ribulose 1-phosphate = glycerone phosphate + (2-methylsulfanyl)acetaldehyde

Other name(s): 5-(methylthio)ribulose-1-phosphate aldolase; ald2 (gene name)

Systematic name: 5-deoxy-D-ribulose 1-phosphate acetaldehyde-lyase (glycerone-phosphate-forming)

Comments: The enzyme, originally characterized from the bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum, is involved in degradation pathways for 5'-deoxyadenosine and S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine, which are formed from S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM, AdoMet) by radical SAM enzymes and other types of SAM-dependent enzymes, respectively. The enzyme requires a divalent metal cation, with Co2+ producing the highest activity.

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References:

1. North, J.A., Miller, A.R., Wildenthal, J.A., Young, S.J. and Tabita, F.R. Microbial pathway for anaerobic 5'-methylthioadenosine metabolism coupled to ethylene formation. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 114 (2017) E10455-E10464. [PMID: 29133429]

2. North, J.A., Wildenthal, J.A., Erb, T.J., Evans, B.S., Byerly, K.M., Gerlt, J.A. and Tabita, F.R. A bifunctional salvage pathway for two distinct S-adenosylmethionine by-products that is widespread in bacteria, including pathogenic Escherichia coli. Mol. Microbiol. (2020) . [PMID: 31950558]

[EC 4.1.2.62 created 2020]

EC 4.1.2.63

Accepted name: 2-hydroxyacyl-CoA lyase

Reaction: (1) a 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-Cn-fatty-acyl-CoA = a 2-methyl-branched Cn-1-fatty aldehyde + formyl-CoA
(2) a (2R)-2-hydroxy-Cn-long-chain fatty acyl-CoA = a Cn-1-long-chain fatty aldehyde + formyl-CoA

Other name(s): HACL1 (gene name); 2-hydroxyphytanoyl-CoA lyase; 2-HPCL

Systematic name: 2-hydroxy-3-methyl fatty-CoA formyl-CoA lyase (2-methyl branched fatty aldehyde-forming)

Comments: Requires Mg2+ and thiamine diphosphate. This peroxisomal enzyme, found in animals, is involved in the α-oxidation of 3-methyl-branched fatty acids like phytanic acid and the shortening of 2-hydroxy long-chain fatty acids.

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References:

1. Foulon, V., Antonenkov, V.D., Croes, K., Waelkens, E., Mannaerts, G.P., Van Veldhoven, P.P. and Casteels, M. Purification, molecular cloning, and expression of 2-hydroxyphytanoyl-CoA lyase, a peroxisomal thiamine pyrophosphate-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the carbon-carbon bond cleavage during α-oxidation of 3-methyl-branched fatty acids. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96 (1999) 10039-10044. [PMID: 10468558]

2. Foulon, V., Sniekers, M., Huysmans, E., Asselberghs, S., Mahieu, V., Mannaerts, G.P., Van Veldhoven, P.P. and Casteels, M. Breakdown of 2-hydroxylated straight chain fatty acids via peroxisomal 2-hydroxyphytanoyl-CoA lyase: a revised pathway for the α-oxidation of straight chain fatty acids. J. Biol. Chem. 280 (2005) 9802-9812. [PMID: 15644336]

3. Casteels, M., Sniekers, M., Fraccascia, P., Mannaerts, G.P. and Van Veldhoven, P.P. The role of 2-hydroxyacyl-CoA lyase, a thiamin pyrophosphate-dependent enzyme, in the peroxisomal metabolism of 3-methyl-branched fatty acids and 2-hydroxy straight-chain fatty acids. Biochem Soc Trans. 35 (2007) 876-880. [PMID: 17956236]

[EC 4.1.2.63 created 2021]

EC 4.1.2.64

Accepted name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-fuconate aldolase

Reaction: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-fuconate = pyruvate + (S)-lactaldehyde

Other name(s): 2-keto-3-deoxy-L-fuconate aldolase; L-2-keto-3-deoxyfuconate aldolase; fucH (gene name)

Systematic name: 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-fuconate (S)-lactaldehyde-lyase (pyruvate-forming)

Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the bacteria Veillonella ratti and Campylobacter jejuni, participates in an L-fucose degradation pathway. It also has significant activity with 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate (cf. EC 4.1.2.28, 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate aldolase).

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References:

1. Watanabe, S. Characterization of L-2-keto-3-deoxyfuconate aldolases in a nonphosphorylating L-fucose metabolism pathway in anaerobic bacteria. J. Biol. Chem. 295 (2020) 1338-1349. [PMID: 31914410]

[EC 4.1.2.64 created 2023]

EC 4.1.2.65

Accepted name: ferulate hydratase/lyase

Reaction: ferulate + H2O = vanillin + acetate (overall reaction)
(1a) ferulate + H2O = 3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propanoate
(1b) 3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propanoate = vanillin + acetate

For diagram of reaction click here

Glossary: ferulate = 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamate
vanillin = 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde

Other name(s): vanillin synthase; VpVan; VAN; ferulate aldolase

Systematic name: ferulate acetate-lyase (vanillin-forming)

Comments: The enzyme is located in the chloroplasts of vanilla pods of the orchid Vanilla planifolia. It also converts ferulic acid 4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside to vanillin 4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside.

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References:

1. Gallage, N.J., Hansen, E.H., Kannangara, R., Olsen, C.E., Motawia, M.S., Jørgensen, K., Holme, I., Hebelstrup, K., Grisoni, M. and Møller, B.L. Vanillin formation from ferulic acid in Vanilla planifolia is catalysed by a single enzyme. Nat. Commun. 5 (2014) 4037. [PMID: 24941968]

2. Kundu, A. Vanillin biosynthetic pathways in plants. Planta 245 (2017) 1069-1078. [PMID: 28357540]

3. Gallage, N.J., Jørgensen, K., Janfelt, C., Nielsen, A.JZ., Naake, T., Dunski, E., Dalsten, L., Grisoni, M. and Møller, B.L. The intracellular localization of the vanillin biosynthetic machinery in pods of Vanilla planifolia. Plant Cell Physiol. 59 (2018) 304-318. [PMID: 29186560]

[EC 4.1.2.65 created 2024]

EC 4.1.2.66

Accepted name: 4-coumarate hydratase/lyase

Reaction: 4-coumarate + H2O = 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde + acetate (overall reaction)
(1a) 4-coumarate + H2O = 3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoate
(1b) 3-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoate = 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde + acetate

Glossary: 4-coumarate = (2E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acrylate = (2E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate

Other name(s): 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde synthase; 4HBS

Systematic name: 4-coumarate acetate-lyase (4-hydroxybenzaldehyde-forming)

Comments: The enzyme has been purified from vanilla pods of the orchid Vanilla planifolia. It is highly specific for 4-coumarate. Similar compounds such as cinnamate, caffeate, sinapate and o-coumarate are not substrates.

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References:

1. Podstolski, A., Havkin-Frenkel, D., Malinowski, J., Blount, J.W., Kourteva, G. and Dixon, R.A. Unusual 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde synthase activity from tissue cultures of the vanilla orchid Vanilla planifolia. Phytochemistry 61 (2002) 611-620. [PMID: 12423881]

[EC 4.1.2.66 created 2024]


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