1.13.11.46 | evolution |
4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase, HPPD, EC 1.13.11.27, and hydroxymandelate synthase catalyze similar reactions using the same substrates, 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate and dioxygen. Initially, both enzymes reduce and activate dioxygen in order to decarboxylate 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate, yielding 4-hydroxyphenylacetate, CO2, and an activated oxo intermediate. Both enzymes then hydroxylate 4-hydroxyphenylacetate but do so in different positions |
724325, 724392 |