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EC 4.2.1.108 Details
EC number
4.2.1.108
Accepted name
ectoine synthase
Reaction
(2S)-4-acetamido-2-aminobutanoate = L-ectoine + H2O
Other name(s)
ectC (gene name), N-acetyldiaminobutyrate dehydratase, N-acetyldiaminobutanoate dehydratase, L-ectoine synthase, 4-N-acetyl-L-2,4-diaminobutanoate hydro-lyase (L-ectoine-forming), N4-acetyl-L-2,4-diaminobutanoate hydro-lyase (L-ectoine-forming)
Systematic name
(2S)-4-acetamido-2-aminobutanoate (L-ectoine-forming)
Comment
Ectoine is an osmoprotectant that is found in halophilic eubacteria. This enzyme is part of the ectoine biosynthesis pathway and only acts in the direction of ectoine formation. cf. EC 3.5.4.44, ectoine hydrolase.
History
created 2006, modified 2017
EC Tree
4.2.1.13 created 1961, deleted 2001
4.2.1.14 created 1961, deleted 2001
4.2.1.15 created 1961, deleted 1972
4.2.1.16 created 1961, deleted 2001
4.2.1.21 created 1961, deleted 1964
4.2.1.23 created 1961, deleted 1972
4.2.1.26 created 1965, deleted 2002
4.2.1.29 created 1965, deleted 2004
4.2.1.37 created 1972, deleted 1992
4.2.1.38 created 1972, deleted 2001
4.2.1.63 created 1972, deleted 1978
4.2.1.64 created 1972, deleted 1978
4.2.1.71 created 1978, modified 1989, modified 2000, deleted 2004
4.2.1.72 created 1978, deleted 2000
4.2.1.86 created 1989, deleted 2004
4.2.1.102 created 2001, deleted 2001