Reaction: 3 ATP + L-2-aminohexanedioate + L-cysteine + L-valine + H2O = 3 AMP + 3 diphosphate + N-[L-5-amino-5-carboxypentanoyl]-L-cysteinyl-D-valine
For diagram click here and possible mechanism click here.
Other name(s): L-δ-(α-aminoadipoyl)-L-cysteinyl-D-valine synthetase; ACV synthetase; L-α-aminoadipyl-cysteinyl-valine synthetase
Systematic name: L-2-aminohexanedioate:L-cysteine:L-valine ligase (AMP-forming, valine-inverting)
Comments: Requires Mg2+. The enzyme contains 4'-phosphopantetheine, which may be involved in the mechanism of the reaction. Forms part of the penicillin biosynthesis pathway (for pathway, click here).
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 57219-73-5
References:
1. Byford, M.F., Baldwin, J.E., Shiau, C.-Y. and Schofield, C.J. The mechanism of ACV synthetase. Chem. Rev. 97 (1997) 2631-2649. [PMID: 11851475]
2. Theilgaard, H.B., Kristiansen, K.N., Henriksen, C.M. and Nielsen, J. Purification and characterization of δ-(L-α-aminoadipyl)-L-cysteinyl-D-valine synthetase from Penicillium chrysogenum. Biochem. J. 327 (1997) 185-191. [PMID: 9355751]