5-Deoxyadenosine Salvage by Promiscuous Enzyme Activity leads to Bioactive Deoxy-Sugar Synthesis in Synechococcus elongatus
J. Rapp, P. Rath, J. Kilian, K. Brilisauer, S. Grond, K. Forchhammer
The paper identifies a novel 5-deoxyadenosine salvage pathway in Synechococcus elongatus that produces the bioactive deoxy-sugar 7-deoxysedoheptulose through promiscuous enzyme activity.
bioRxiv · Dec 30, 2020Biochemistry