Abstract
H 2 18O under the bridge: Recently, the deoxyxylulose phosphate (DXP) pathway was discovered to be a second pathway supplying isoprenoid biosynthetic precursors. One of steps is an IspG-catalyzed reductive deoxygenation of methylerythritol cyclodiphosphate (MEcPP) to 4-hydroxyl-3-methyl-2-(E)-1-diphosphate (HMBPP). Using [2- 13C, 18O]-MEcPP, we detected the positional isotopic exchange for the bridging oxygen in MEcPP.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 527-530 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | ChemBioChem |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 7 2011 |
Keywords
- Biosynthesis
- DXP pathway
- Isoprenoids
- IspG
- Positional isotopic exchange
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Organic Chemistry