6nve

Structural highlights

Function

[BIOD_MYCTU] Catalyzes a mechanistically unusual reaction, the ATP-dependent insertion of CO2 between the N7 and N8 nitrogen atoms of 7,8-diaminopelargonic acid (DAPA) to form an ureido ring.^[1]

References

1. ↑ Dey S, Lane JM, Lee RE, Rubin EJ, Sacchettini JC. Structural characterization of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis biotin biosynthesis enzymes 7,8-diaminopelargonic acid synthase and dethiobiotin synthetase . Biochemistry. 2010 Aug 10;49(31):6746-60. PMID:20565114 doi:10.1021/bi902097j