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FunFam 72: Dichlorochromopyrrolate synthase

There are 2 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
Dichlorochromopyrrolate synthase. [EC: 1.21.98.2]
2 3-(7-chloroindol-3-yl)-2-iminopropanoate + H(2)O(2) = dichlorochromopyrrolate + NH(3) + 2 H(2)O.
  • This enzyme catalyzes a step in the biosynthesis of rebeccamycin, an indolocarbazole alkaloid produced by the bacterium Lechevalieria aerocolonigenes.
  • The enzyme is a dimeric heme-protein oxidase that catalyzes the oxidative dimerization of two L-tryptophan-derived molecules to form dichlorochromopyrrolic acid, the precursor for the fused six-ring indolocarbazole scaffold of rebeccamycin.
  • In vivo the enzyme uses hydrogen peroxide, formed by the enzyme upstream in the biosynthetic pathway (EC 1.4.3.23) as the electron acceptor.
  • However, the enzyme is also able to catalyze the reaction using molecular oxygen.
  • Formerly EC 1.21.3.9 and EC 4.3.1.26.
1 Q8KHV6
Catalase. [EC: 1.11.1.6]
2 H(2)O(2) = O(2) + 2 H(2)O.
  • A manganese protein containing Mn(III) in the resting state, which also belongs here, is often called pseudocatalase.
  • The enzymes from some organisms, such as Penicillium simplicissimum, can also act as a peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7) for which several organic substances, especially ethanol, can act as a hydrogen donor.
  • Enzymes that exhibit both catalase and peroxidase activity belong under EC 1.11.1.21.
1 Q8KHV6