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EC 1.14.19.9 Details
EC number
1.14.19.9
Accepted name
tryptophan 7-halogenase
Reaction
tryptophan + FADH2 + chloride + O2 + H+ = 7-chloro-L-tryptophan + FAD + 2 H2O
Other name(s)
prnA (gene name), rebH (gene name), ktzQ (gene name)
Systematic name
L-tryptophan:FADH2 oxidoreductase (7-halogenating)
Comment
A flavin-dependent halogenase. The enzyme from the bacterium Lechevalieria aerocolonigenes catalyses the initial step in the biosynthesis of rebeccamycin [2]. It utilizes molecular oxygen to oxidize the FADH2 cofactor, giving C4a-hydroperoxyflavin, which then reacts with chloride to produce a hypochlorite ion. The latter reacts with an active site lysine to generate a chloramine, which chlorinates the substrate. Also acts on bromide ion. cf. EC 1.14.19.58, tryptophan 5-halogenase, and EC 1.14.19.59, tryptophan 6-halogenase.
History
created 2009 as EC 1.14.14.7, transferred 2014 to EC 1.14.19.9, modified 2018
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