Benzylsuccinate synthase

In enzymology, a benzylsuccinate synthase (EC 4.1.99.11) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

benzylsuccinate toluene + fumarate
benzylsuccinate synthase
Identifiers
EC number4.1.99.11
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, benzylsuccinate, and two products, toluene and fumarate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically in the "catch-all" class of carbon-carbon lyases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is benzylsuccinate fumarate-lyase (toluene-forming). This enzyme is also called benzylsuccinate fumarate-lyase. This enzyme participates in benzoate degradation via coa ligation.

References

    • Beller HR, Spormann AM (1998). "Analysis of the novel benzylsuccinate synthase reaction for anaerobic toluene activation based on structural studies of the product". J. Bacteriol. 180 (20): 5454–7. PMC 107597. PMID 9765580.
    • Schagger H, Heider J (1998). "Biochemical and genetic characterization of benzylsuccinate synthase from Thauera aromatica: a new glycyl radical enzyme catalysing the first step in anaerobic toluene metabolism". Mol. Microbiol. 28 (3): 615–28. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00826.x. PMID 9632263.


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