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EC 2.3.3.18 Details
EC number
2.3.3.18
Accepted name
2-phosphinomethylmalate synthase
Reaction
acetyl-CoA + H2O + 3-(hydroxyphosphinoyl)pyruvate = phosphinomethylmalate + CoA
Other name(s)
pmmS (gene name)
Systematic name
acetyl-CoA:phosphinopyruvate C-acetyltransferase (thioester-hydrolysing, phosphinomethylmalate-forming)
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus, participates in the pathway for bialaphos biosynthesis. It requires a divalent metal ion and can also act on oxaloacetate.
History
created 2017
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