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SUBMITTER: Hauth F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9533460 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hauth Franziskus F Buck Hiltrun H Stanoppi Marco M Hartig Jörg S JS
RSC chemical biology 20220825 10
Canavanine, the δ-oxa-analogue of arginine, is produced as one of the main nitrogen storage compounds in legume seeds and has repellent properties. Its toxicity originates from incorporation into proteins as well as arginase-mediated hydrolysis to canaline that forms stable oximes with carbonyls. So far no pathway or enzyme has been identified acting specifically on canavanine. Here we report the characterization of a novel PLP-dependent enzyme, canavanine-γ-lyase, that catalyzes the elimination ...[more]