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EC 1.3.99.21 Details
EC number
1.3.99.21
Accepted name
(R)-benzylsuccinyl-CoA dehydrogenase
Reaction
(R)-2-benzylsuccinyl-CoA + 2 electron-transferring flavoprotein = (E)-2-benzylidenesuccinyl-CoA + 2 reduced electron-transferring flavoprotein
Other name(s)
BbsG, (R)-benzylsuccinyl-CoA:(acceptor) oxidoreductase
Systematic name
(R)-benzylsuccinyl-CoA:acceptor oxidoreductase
Comment
Requires FAD as cofactor. The enzyme is highly specific for (R)-benzylsuccinyl-CoA and is inhibited by (S)-benzylsuccinyl-CoA. Forms the third step in the anaerobic toluene metabolic pathway in Thauera aromatica. Uses the ferricenium ion as the preferred artificial electron acceptor. Unlike other acyl-CoA dehydrogenases, this enzyme exhibits high substrate- and enantiomer specificity.
History
created 2003 as EC 1.3.99.21, deleted 2012
EC Tree
1.3.1.23 created 1972, deleted 2005
1.3.1.50 created 1992, deleted 1999
1.3.1.55 created 1999, deleted 2004
1.3.99.9 created 1976, deleted 2002