Structural highlights
Function
DAPA_ECOLI Catalyzes the condensation of (S)-aspartate-beta-semialdehyde [(S)-ASA] and pyruvate to 4-hydroxy-tetrahydrodipicolinate (HTPA).[1] [2]
References
- ↑ Devenish SR, Blunt JW, Gerrard JA. NMR studies uncover alternate substrates for dihydrodipicolinate synthase and suggest that dihydrodipicolinate reductase is also a dehydratase. J Med Chem. 2010 Jun 24;53(12):4808-12. doi: 10.1021/jm100349s. PMID:20503968 doi:10.1021/jm100349s
- ↑ Blickling S, Renner C, Laber B, Pohlenz HD, Holak TA, Huber R. Reaction mechanism of Escherichia coli dihydrodipicolinate synthase investigated by X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy. Biochemistry. 1997 Jan 7;36(1):24-33. PMID:8993314 doi:10.1021/bi962272d
