menC
168
O-succinylbenzoate synthase
Locus
BSU_30780
Molecular weight
41.47 kDa
Isoelectric point
5.89
Function
biosynthesis of menaquinone
Product
O-succinylbenzoate synthase
Essential
yes
E.C.
4.2.1.113
Synonyms
menC, ytfD
Outlinks
Genomic Context
Categories containing this gene/protein
List of homologs in different organisms, belongs to COG4948 (Galperin et al., 2021)
This gene is a member of the following regulons
Gene
The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
(1R,6R)-6-hydroxy-2-succinyl-cyclohexa-2,4-diene-1-carboxylate --> 2-succinylbenzoate + H2O (according to UniProt)
Protein family
mandelate racemase/muconate lactonizing enzyme family (according to UniProt)
Structure
1WUE (PDB) (from Enterococcus faecalis, 45% identity) PubMed
Expression and Regulation
Operons
References
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Time of last update: 2025-04-05 11:20:24
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