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Information on EC 4.4.1.21 - S-ribosylhomocysteine lyase and Organism(s) Streptococcus mutans serotype c and UniProt Accession Q8DVK8

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IUBMB Comments
Contains Fe2+. The 4,5-dihydroxypentan-2,3-dione formed spontaneously cyclizes and combines with borate to form an autoinducer (AI-2) in the bacterial quorum-sensing mechanism, which is used by many bacteria to control gene expression in response to cell density .
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Streptococcus mutans serotype c
UNIPROT: Q8DVK8
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The expected taxonomic range for this enzyme is: Bacteria, Eukaryota, Archaea
Synonyms
luxs protein, ai-2 synthase, s-ribosylhomocysteinase, s-ribosylhomocysteine lyase, autoinducer-2 synthase, s-ribosyl homocysteinase, s-ribosylhomocysteinelyase, more
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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
S-(5-deoxy-D-ribos-5-yl)-L-homocysteine L-homocysteine-lyase [(4S)-4,5-dihydroxypentan-2,3-dione-forming]
Contains Fe2+. The 4,5-dihydroxypentan-2,3-dione formed spontaneously cyclizes and combines with borate to form an autoinducer (AI-2) in the bacterial quorum-sensing mechanism, which is used by many bacteria to control gene expression in response to cell density [2].
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37288-63-4
not distinguished from EC 3.2.1.148, formerly 3.3.1.3