Reaction: (3S)-3-hydroxy-D-aspartate = 2-iminosuccinate + H2O
Other name(s): bhcB (gene name)
Systematic name: (3S)-3-hydroxy-D-aspartate hydro-lyase
Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Paracoccus denitrificans, participates in the the β-hydroxyaspartate cycle of glyoxylate assimilation.
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References:
1. Schada von Borzyskowski, L., Severi, F., Kruger, K., Hermann, L., Gilardet, A., Sippel, F., Pommerenke, B., Claus, P., Cortina, N.S., Glatter, T., Zauner, S., Zarzycki, J., Fuchs, B.M., Bremer, E., Maier, U.G., Amann, R.I. and Erb, T.J. Marine Proteobacteria metabolize glycolate via the β-hydroxyaspartate cycle. Nature 575 (2019) 500-504. [PMID: 31723261]