Cyclization mechanism catalyzed by an ATP-grasp enzyme essential for d-cycloserine biosynthesis.

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In the biosynthetic pathway of an antitubercular antibiotic d-cycloserine (d-CS), O-ureido-d-serine (d-OUS) is converted to d-CS. We have previously demonstrated that DcsG, classified into the ATP-grasp superfamily enzyme, catalyzes the ring formation to generate d-CS, which is accompanied by the cleavage of a bond in the urea moiety of d-OUS to remove a carbamoyl group. Although the general ATP-grasp enzymes...

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