Benzoin aldolase
Appearance
benzoin aldolase | |||||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||||
EC no. | 4.1.2.38 | ||||||||
CAS no. | 122097-01-2 | ||||||||
Databases | |||||||||
IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The enzyme benzoin aldolase (EC 4.1.2.38) catalyzes the chemical reaction
- 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone[1] 2 benzaldehyde
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the aldehyde-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone benzaldehyde-lyase (benzaldehyde-forming)—the systematic name of benzoin is 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone. Other names in common use include benzaldehyde lyase, and 2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone benzaldehyde-lyase. It employs one cofactor, thiamin diphosphate.
Structural studies
As of late 2007, 3 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 2AG0, 2AG1, and 2UZ1.
References
- ^ Also known as benzoin.
- Gonzalez B, Vicuna R (1989). "Benzaldehyde lyase, a novel thiamine PPi-requiring enzyme, from Pseudomonas fluorescens biovar I". J. Bacteriol. 171 (5): 2401–5. doi:10.1128/jb.171.5.2401-2405.1989. PMC 209914. PMID 2496105.
- Peng M, Siebert D, Engqvist M, Niemeyer C, Rabe K (2021). "Modeling-Assisted Design of Thermostable Benzaldehyde Lyases from Rhodococcus erythropolis for Continuous Production of α-Hydroxy Ketones". ChemBioChem. doi:10.1002/cbic.202100468. PMID 2496105.