Reaction Details
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D-arabinose 5-phosphate + phosphoenolpyruvate + H2O → 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate 8-phosphate + phosphate
Enzymes:
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PseudoCyc Reaction ID:KDO-8PSYNTH-RXN
References:
  • Asojo O, Friedman J, Adir N, Belakhov V, Shoham Y, Baasov T (2001). "Crystal structures of KDOP synthase in its binary complexes with the substrate phosphoenolpyruvate and with a mechanism-based inhibitor." Biochemistry 40(21);6326-34. PMID: 11371194
  • Krosky DJ, Alm R, Berg M, Carmel G, Tummino PJ, Xu B, Yang W (2002). "Helicobacter pylori 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate-8-phosphate (KDO-8-P) synthase is a zinc-metalloenzyme." Biochim Biophys Acta 1594(2);297-306. PMID: 11904225
  • LEVIN DH, RACKER E (1959). "Condensation of arabinose 5-phosphate and phosphorylenol pyruvate by 2-keto-3-deoxy-8-phosphooctonic acid synthetase." J Biol Chem 234;2532-9. PMID: 14416200