The role and source of 5'-deoxyadenosyl radical in a carbon skeleton rearrangement catalyzed by a plant enzyme.
FEBS Lett
; 437(3): 309-12, 1998 Oct 23.
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| ID: mdl-9824314
ABSTRACT
The last step in the biosynthesis of tropane alkaloids is the carbon skeleton rearrangement of littorine to hyoscyamine. The reaction is catalyzed by a cell-free extract prepared from cultured hairy roots of Datura stramonium. Adenosylmethionine stimulated the rearrangement 10-20-fold and showed saturation kinetics with an apparent Km of 25 microM. It is proposed that S-adenosylmethionine is the source of a 5'-deoxyadenosyl radical which initiates the rearrangement in a similar manner as it does in analogous rearrangements catalyzed by coenzyme B12-dependent enzymes. Possible roles of S-adenosylmethionine as a radical source in higher plants are discussed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Plants, Medicinal
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Plants, Toxic
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Datura stramonium
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Deoxyadenosines
Language:
En
Journal:
FEBS Lett
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany