CoA [CPD:C00010];
(2S,5S)-5-carboxymethylproline [CPD:C17366];
CO2 [CPD:C00011]
Comment
The enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of the carbapenem beta-lactam antibiotic (5R)-carbapen-2-em-3-carboxylate in the bacterium Pectobacterium carotovorum.
Synthesis of deuterium labelled L- and D-glutamate semialdehydes and their evaluation as substrates for carboxymethylproline synthase (CarB)--implications for carbapenem biosynthesis.
Sleeman MC, Sorensen JL, Batchelar ET, McDonough MA, Schofield CJ
Title
Structural and mechanistic studies on carboxymethylproline synthase (CarB), a unique member of the crotonase superfamily catalyzing the first step in carbapenem biosynthesis.