Reaction: 2-[(L-alanin-3-ylcarbamoyl)methyl]-2-hydroxybutanedioate = 2-[(2-aminoethylcarbamoyl)methyl]-2-hydroxybutanedioate + CO2
Glossary: staphyloferrin B = 5-[(2-{[(3S)-5-{[(2S)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl]amino}-3-carboxy-3-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoyl]amino}ethyl)amino]-2,5-dioxopentanoate
Other name(s): sbnH (gene name)
Systematic name: 2-[(L-alanin-3-ylcarbamoyl)methyl]-2-hydroxybutanedioate carboxy-lyase (2-[(2-aminoethylcarbamoyl)methyl]-2-hydroxybutanedioate-forming)
Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, participates in the biosynthesis of the siderophore staphyloferrin B.
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References:
1. Cheung, J., Beasley, F.C., Liu, S., Lajoie, G.A. and Heinrichs, D.E. Molecular characterization of staphyloferrin B biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus. Mol. Microbiol. 74 (2009) 594-608. [PMID: 19775248]