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EC 4.2.99.20 Details
EC number
4.2.99.20
Accepted name
2-succinyl-6-hydroxy-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylate synthase
Reaction
5-enolpyruvoyl-6-hydroxy-2-succinylcyclohex-3-ene-1-carboxylate = (1R,6R)-6-hydroxy-2-succinylcyclohexa-2,4-diene-1-carboxylate + pyruvate
Other name(s)
2-succinyl-6-hydroxy-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylic acid synthase, 6-hydroxy-2-succinylcyclohexa-2,4-diene-1-carboxylate synthase, SHCHC synthase, MenH, YfbB
Systematic name
5-enolpyruvoyl-6-hydroxy-2-succinylcyclohex-3-ene-1-carboxylate pyruvate-lyase [(1R,6R)-6-hydroxy-2-succinylcyclohexa-2,4-diene-1-carboxylate-forming]
CAS registry number
122007-88-9
Comment
This enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of vitamin K2 (menaquinone). In most anaerobes and all Gram-positive aerobes, menaquinone is the sole electron transporter in the respiratory chain and is essential for their survival. It had previously been thought that the reactions carried out by this enzyme and EC 2.2.1.9, 2-succinyl-5-enolpyruvyl-6-hydroxy-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic-acid synthase, were carried out by a single enzyme but this has since been disproved [2].
History
created 2008 (EC 2.5.1.64 created 2003, part-incorporated 2008)
EC Tree
2.5.1.12 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.5.1.13 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.5.1.14 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.5.1.37 created 1989, deleted 2004
2.5.1.40 created 1992, deleted 1999