5svc

Structural highlights

Function

ACXA_XANP2 Catalyzes the carboxylation of acetone to form acetoacetate. Has a reduced activity on butanone, and no activity on 2-pentatone, 3-pentatone, 2-hexanone, chloroacetone, pyruvate, phosphoenolpyruvate, acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde and propylene oxide.^[1]

References

1. ↑ Sluis MK, Ensign SA. Purification and characterization of acetone carboxylase from Xanthobacter strain Py2. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Aug 5;94(16):8456-61. PMID:9237998