Reaction: 2 ATP + 2 N1-hydroxy-N1-succinylputrescine = 2 AMP + 2 diphosphate + putrebactin (overall reaction)
(1a) ATP + 2 N1-hydroxy-N1-succinylputrescine = AMP + diphosphate + pre-putrebactin
(1b) ATP + pre-putrebactin = AMP + diphosphate + putrebactin
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Glossary: putrebactin = 1,11-dihydroxy-1,6,11,16-tetraazacycloicosane-2,5,12,15-tetrone
pre-putrebactin = 4-{[4-({4-[(4-aminobutyl)(hydroxy)amino]-4-oxobutanoyl}amino)butyl](hydroxy)amino}-4-oxobutanoate
Other name(s): pubC (gene name)
Systematic name: N1-hydroxy-N1-succinylputrescine:N1-hydroxy-N1-succinylputrescine ligase
Comments: Requires Mg2+. The enzyme, characterized from the bacteria Shewanella spp. MR-4 and MR-7, catalyse the last step in the biosynthesis of the siderophore putrebactin. The enzyme catalyses the reaction in two steps - concatenation of two molecules of N1-hydroxy-N1-succinylputrescine, followed by cyclization.
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References:
1. Kadi, N., Arbache, S., Song, L., Oves-Costales, D. and Challis, G.L. Identification of a gene cluster that directs putrebactin biosynthesis in Shewanella species: PubC catalyzes cyclodimerization of N-hydroxy-N-succinylputrescine. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130 (2008) 10458-10459. [PMID: 18630910]