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Reduction of the [2Fe-2S] cluster accompanies formation of the intermediate 9-mercaptodethiobiotin in Escherichia coli biotin synthase.
Biochemistry - 20 Sept 2011
Taylor Andrew M, Stoll Stefan, Britt R David, Jarrett Joseph T
Abstract excerpt
Biotin synthase catalyzes the conversion of dethiobiotin (DTB) to biotin through the oxidative addition of sulfur between two saturated carbon atoms, generating a thiophane ring fused to the existing ureido ring. Biotin synthase is a member of the radical SAM superfamily, composed of enzymes that reductively cleave S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM or AdoMet) to generate a 5'-deoxyadenosyl radical that can abstract...
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