Structural highlights
Function
MBTI_MYCTU Mediates the production of salicylate from chorismate via an isochorismate intermediate. Presents both isochorismate synthase and isochorismate-pyruvate lyase activities. Salycilate is the starter unit in the production of the virulence-conferring salicylate-based siderophore mycobactin.[1]
References
- ↑ Harrison AJ, Yu M, Gardenborg T, Middleditch M, Ramsay RJ, Baker EN, Lott JS. The structure of MbtI from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the first enzyme in the biosynthesis of the siderophore mycobactin, reveals it to be a salicylate synthase. J Bacteriol. 2006 Sep;188(17):6081-91. PMID:16923875 doi:http://dx.doi.org/188/17/6081
