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Salvage of the 5-deoxyribose byproduct of radical SAM enzymes.
Nature communications - 6 Aug 2018
Beaudoin Guillaume A W, Li Qiang, Folz Jacob, Fiehn Oliver, Goodsell Justin L, Angerhofer Alexander, Bruner Steven D, Hanson Andrew D
Abstract excerpt
5-Deoxyribose is formed from 5'-deoxyadenosine, a toxic byproduct of radical S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) enzymes. The degradative fate of 5-deoxyribose is unknown. Here, we define a salvage pathway for 5-deoxyribose in bacteria, consisting of phosphorylation, isomerization, and aldol cleavage steps. Analysis of bacterial genomes uncovers widespread, unassigned three-gene clusters specifying a putative kinase,...
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