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Information on EC 4.2.1.20 - tryptophan synthase

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     4 Lyases
         4.2 Carbon-oxygen lyases
             4.2.1 Hydro-lyases
                4.2.1.20 tryptophan synthase
IUBMB Comments
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. The alpha-subunit catalyses the conversion of 1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate to indole and D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (this reaction was included formerly under EC 4.1.2.8). The indole migrates to the beta-subunit where, in the presence of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, it is combined with L-serine to form L-tryptophan. In some organisms this enzyme is part of a multifunctional protein that also includes one or more of the enzymes EC 2.4.2.18 (anthranilate phosphoribosyltransferase), EC 4.1.1.48 (indole-3-glycerol-phosphate synthase), EC 4.1.3.27 (anthranilate synthase) and EC 5.3.1.24 (phosphoribosylanthranilate isomerase). In thermophilic organisms, where the high temperature enhances diffusion and causes the loss of indole, a protein similar to the beta subunit can be found (EC 4.2.1.122). That enzyme cannot combine with the alpha unit of EC 4.2.1.20 to form a complex.
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The expected taxonomic range for this enzyme is: Bacteria, Eukaryota, Archaea
Synonyms
trps, tryptophan synthase, tryptophan synthetase, tsase, alphats, trpb2, tryptophan synthase beta, trp synthase, trpb1, beta subunit of tryptophan synthase, more
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1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate = indole + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
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L-serine + 1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate = L-tryptophan + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + H2O
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L-serine + indole = L-tryptophan + H2O
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