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Structural highlights

Function

PAM_TAXWC Phenylalanine aminomutase that catalyzes the rearrangement of L-phenylalanine to R-beta-phenylalanine. Catalyzes the first commited step in the biosynthesis of the side chain of the alkaloid taxol (paclitaxel), a widely-used compound with antitumor activity. Has also low phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activity and can catalyze the amination of trans-cinnamate.^{[1] [2] [3]}

See Also

• Aminomutase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Steele CL, Chen Y, Dougherty BA, Li W, Hofstead S, Lam KS, Xing Z, Chiang SJ. Purification, cloning, and functional expression of phenylalanine aminomutase: the first committed step in Taxol side-chain biosynthesis. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2005 Jun 1;438(1):1-10. PMID:15878763 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2005.04.012
2. ↑ Wu B, Szymanski W, Wybenga GG, Heberling MM, Bartsch S, de Wildeman S, Poelarends GJ, Feringa BL, Dijkstra BW, Janssen DB. Mechanism-inspired engineering of phenylalanine aminomutase for enhanced beta-regioselective asymmetric amination of cinnamates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 Jan 9;51(2):482-6. doi: 10.1002/anie.201106372. Epub, 2011 Nov 23. PMID:22113970 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201106372
3. ↑ Wybenga GG, Szymanski W, Wu B, Feringa BL, Janssen DB, Dijkstra BW. Structural Investigations into the Stereochemistry and Activity of a Phenylalanine-2,3-aminomutase from Taxus chinensis. Biochemistry. 2014 May 12. PMID:24786474 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi500187a