Chorismate lyase
Definition:
EC Tree > 4 Lyases > 4.1 Carbon-carbon lyases > 4.1.3 Oxo-acid-lyases > 4.1.3.40 chorismate lyase
Chorismate lyase is a C-C lyase that cleaves chorismate into 4-hydroxybenzoate and pyruvate. It catalyzes the first step in ubiquinone biosynthesis in E. coli and other Gram-negative bacteria; the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae can synthesize ubiquinone from either chorismate or tyrosine. It appears in viruses and cellular organisms. Structurally it is a small alpha-helical chorismate-pyruvate lyase (UbiC).
Chorismate lyase is a C-C lyase that cleaves chorismate into 4-hydroxybenzoate and pyruvate. It catalyzes the first step in ubiquinone biosynthesis in E. coli and other Gram-negative bacteria; the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae can synthesize ubiquinone from either chorismate or tyrosine. It appears in viruses and cellular organisms. Structurally it is a small alpha-helical chorismate-pyruvate lyase (UbiC).
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