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EC 1.14.19.58 Details
EC number
1.14.19.58
Accepted name
tryptophan 5-halogenase
Reaction
L-tryptophan + FADH2 + chloride + O2 + H+ = 5-chloro-L-tryptophan + FAD + 2 H2O
Other name(s)
pyrH (gene name)
Systematic name
L-tryptophan:FADH2 oxidoreductase (5-halogenating)
Comment
A flavin-dependent halogenase. The enzyme from the bacterium Streptomyces rugosporus catalyses halogenation of the C-5 position of tryptophan during the biosynthesis of the antibiotic compound pyrroindomycin B. 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. cf. EC 1.14.19.59, tryptophan 6-halogenase and EC 1.14.19.9, tryptophan 7-halogenase.
History
created 2018
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