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EC 6.3.3.6 Details
EC number
6.3.3.6
Accepted name
carbapenam-3-carboxylate synthase
Reaction
ATP + (2S,5S)-5-carboxymethylproline = AMP + diphosphate + (3S,5S)-carbapenam 3-carboxylate
Other name(s)
CarA (ambiguous), CPS (ambiguous), carbapenam-3-carboxylate ligase, 6-methyl-(2S,5S)-5-carboxymethylproline cyclo-ligase (AMP-forming)
Systematic name
(2S,5S)-5-carboxymethylproline cyclo-ligase (AMP-forming)
Comment
The enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of the carbapenem β-lactam antibiotic (5R)-carbapen-2-em-3-carboxylate in the bacterium Pectobacterium carotovorum.
History
created 2013 as 6.3.1.16, transferred 2013 to EC 6.3.3.6