BiochemistrybioRxivPreprint
Mechanistic basis for the emergence of EPS1 as a catalyst in plant salicylic acid biosynthesis
M. P. Torrens-Spence, T. Li, Z. Wang…·J.-K. Weng
The paper identifies how EPS1, a BAHD acyltransferase, evolved to catalyze a unique lyase reaction in SA biosynthesis in Brassicaceae plants through active site reconfiguration.
DOI 10.1101/2021.08.21.457228