The mechanism below rationalizes the rearrangement; based on Heine, A., De Santis, G., Luz, J.G., Mitchell, M., Wong, C.-H. and Wilson, I.A. Observation of covalent intermediates in an enzyme mechanism at atomic resolution. Science 294 (2001) 369-374. [PMID: 11598300]
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EC 4.1.2.4 deoxyribose-phosphate aldolase