Mechanism-Based Trapping of the Quinonoid Intermediate by Using the K276R Mutant of PLP-Dependent 3-Aminobenzoate Synthase PctV in the Biosynthesis of Pactamycin.
Hirayama, A., Miyanaga, A., Kudo, F., Eguchi, T.(2015) Chembiochem 16: 2484-2490
- PubMed: 26426567 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.201500426
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4ZM3, 4ZM4 - PubMed Abstract: 
Mutational analysis of the pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzyme PctV was carried out to elucidate the multi-step reaction mechanism for the formation of 3-aminobenzoate (3-ABA) from 3-dehydroshikimate (3-DSA). Introduction of mutation K276R led to the accumulation of a quinonoid intermediate with an absorption maximum at 580 nm after the reaction of pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate (PMP) with 3-DSA. The chemical structure of this intermediate was supported by X-ray crystallographic analysis of the complex formed between the K276R mutant and the quinonoid intermediate. These results clearly show that a quinonoid intermediate is involved in the formation of 3-ABA. They also indicate that Lys276 (in the active site of PctV) plays multiple roles, including acid/base catalysis during the dehydration reaction of the quinonoid intermediate.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan.