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Literature summary for 4.2.1.79 extracted from

  • Brock, M.; Maerker, C.; Schuetz, A.; Voelker, U.; Buckel, W.
    Oxidation of propionate to pyruvate in Escherichia coli: Involvement of methylcitrate dehydratase and aconitase (2002), Eur. J. Biochem., 269, 6184-6194.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
additional information gene prpD, part of the prp operon, induction and expression depends on propionate during growth Escherichia coli

Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
genomic structure of prp operon, expression studies in Escherichia coli K12 strain W3350, and overexpression of the N-terminally His-tagged enzyme Escherichia coli

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.44
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(2S,3S)-2-methylcitrate
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Escherichia coli

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
54000
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gel filtration Escherichia coli

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
(2S,3S)-hydroxybutane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate Escherichia coli enzyme performs the isomerization of (2S,3S)-methylcitrate to (2R,3S)-2-methylisocitrate together with aconitase, both enzymes are essential, overview (Z)-but-2-ene-1,2,3-tricarboxylate + H2O
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Escherichia coli P77243 gene prpD, part of the prp operon, induction and expression depends on propionate during growth
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
recombinant His-tagged enzyme from overexpressing strain Escherichia coli

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
culture condition:propionate-grown cell
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Escherichia coli
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
(2S,3S)-2-methylcitrate
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Escherichia coli cis-2-methylaconitate + H2O
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(2S,3S)-hydroxybutane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate i.e. 2-methylcitrate, highly specific for, stereospecific for (2S,3S)-methylcitrate, the reverse reaction is an unusual syn-elimination Escherichia coli (Z)-but-2-ene-1,2,3-tricarboxylate + H2O i.e. 2-methyl-cis-aconitate ?
(2S,3S)-hydroxybutane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate enzyme performs the isomerization of (2S,3S)-methylcitrate to (2R,3S)-2-methylisocitrate together with aconitase, both enzymes are essential, overview Escherichia coli (Z)-but-2-ene-1,2,3-tricarboxylate + H2O
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cis-aconitate 5fold lower activity than with 2-methylcitrate Escherichia coli ?
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additional information (2R,3S)-isocitrate and citrate are poor substrates, no activity with trans-aconitate, threo-2-methylisocitrate, erythro-2-methylisocitrate, (S)-malate and (R)-malate Escherichia coli ?
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
methylcitrate dehydratase
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Escherichia coli
PrpD
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Escherichia coli

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7.5
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assay at Escherichia coli

pI Value

Organism Comment pI Value Maximum pI Value
Escherichia coli isoelectric focusing
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5.7