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Information on EC 2.3.1.304 - poly[(R)-3-hydroxyalkanoate] polymerase

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IUBMB Comments

This is the key enzyme in the biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), linear polyesters produced by bacteria as a means of carbon and energy storage . The enzyme catalyses the stereoselective, covalent linkage of (3R)-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA thioesters in a transesterification reaction with concomitant release of coenzyme A. The growing polymer is attached to a conserved active site L-cysteine residue. Three types of PHA synthases have been proposed based on their substrate specificity and enzyme structure. Type I and type III synthases preferentially polymerize short chain hydroxyalkanoate monomers containing 3-5 carbon atoms [1,2]. The difference between these two types is that type I synthases are composed of only a single subunit (PhaC), whereas type III synthases are composed of two different subunits, PhaC and PhaE [3,5]. Type II synthases are also composed of a single subunit (PhaC), but preferentially polymerize monomers containing more than 5 carbon atoms .

The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms

Synonyms
pha synthase, phac1, phb synthase, phac2, polyhydroxyalkanoate (pha) synthase, polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase, pha polymerase, phacre, phacac, class i pha synthase, more

REACTION
REACTION DIAGRAM
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LITERATURE
(3R)-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA + poly[(R)-3-hydroxyalkanoate]n = CoA + poly[(R)-3-hydroxyalkanoate]n+1
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(R)-3-hydroxybutanoyl-CoA + [(R)-3-hydroxybutanoate]n = [(R)-3-hydroxybutanoate]n+1 + CoA
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Tyr36 is catalytically essential
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3-hydroxyacyl-CoA + [(R)-3-hydroxyacyl]n = [(R)-3-hydroxyacyl]n+1 + CoA
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3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA + [(R)-3-hydroxybutanoate]n = [(R)-3-hydroxybutanoate]n+1 + CoA
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MetaCyc
polyhydroxybutanoate biosynthesis, polyhydroxydecanoate biosynthesis
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