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Information on EC 1.14.20.3 - (5R)-carbapenem-3-carboxylate synthase

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IUBMB Comments

Requires Fe2+. The enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of the carbapenem β-lactam antibiotic (5R)-carbapen-2-em-3-carboxylate in the bacterium Pectobacterium carotovorum. It catalyses a stereoinversion at C-5 and introduces a double bond between C-2 and C-3.

The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms
  • 1.14.20.3
  • epimerization
  • desaturation
  • oxygenase
  • carbapenams
  • bicyclic
  • biosynthesized
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Synonyms
carbapenem synthase, more

REACTION
REACTION DIAGRAM
COMMENTARY hide
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
LITERATURE
(3S,5S)-carbapenam-3-carboxylate + 2-oxoglutarate + O2 = (5R)-carbapen-2-em-3-carboxylate + succinate + CO2 + H2O
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PATHWAY SOURCE
PATHWAYS
MetaCyc
(5R)-carbapenem carboxylate biosynthesis
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