Reaction: (2R)-3-sulfolactate = pyruvate + hydrogensulfite
Other name(s): Suy; SuyAB; 3-sulfolactate bisulfite-lyase; sulfolactate sulfo-lyase (ambigious); (2R)-3-sulfolactate bisulfite-lyase (pyruvate-forming)
Systematic name: (2R)-3-sulfolactate hydrogensulfite-lyase (pyruvate-forming)
Comments: Requires iron(II). This inducible enzyme participates in cysteate degradation by the bacterium Paracoccus pantotrophus NKNCYSA and in 3-sulfolactate degradation by the bacterium Chromohalobacter salexigens. The enzyme is specific for the (R) isomer of its substrate.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 1256650-35-7
References:
1. Graham, D.E. and White, R.H. Elucidation of methanogenic coenzyme biosyntheses: from spectroscopy to genomics. Nat. Prod. Rep. 19 (2002) 133-147. [PMID: 12013276]
2. Rein, U., Gueta, R., Denger, K., Ruff, J., Hollemeyer, K. and Cook, A.M. Dissimilation of cysteate via 3-sulfolactate sulfo-lyase and a sulfate exporter in Paracoccus pantotrophus NKNCYSA. Microbiology 151 (2005) 737-747. [PMID: 15758220]
3. Denger, K. and Cook, A.M. Racemase activity effected by two dehydrogenases in sulfolactate degradation by Chromohalobacter salexigens: purification of (S)-sulfolactate dehydrogenase. Microbiology 156 (2010) 967-974. [PMID: 20007648]