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- Name help_outline 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-β-D-ribosyl)imidazole Identifier CHEBI:137981 Charge -1 Formula C8H13N3O7P InChIKeyhelp_outline PDACUKOKVHBVHJ-XVFCMESISA-M SMILEShelp_outline O1[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]1N2C(=C[NH+]=C2)N)O)O)COP(=O)([O-])[O-] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 6 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline AH2 Identifier CHEBI:17499 Charge 0 Formula RH2 SMILEShelp_outline *([H])[H] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 2,799 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline S-adenosyl-L-methionine Identifier CHEBI:59789 Charge 1 Formula C15H23N6O5S InChIKeyhelp_outline MEFKEPWMEQBLKI-AIRLBKTGSA-O SMILEShelp_outline C[S+](CC[C@H]([NH3+])C([O-])=O)C[C@H]1O[C@H]([C@H](O)[C@@H]1O)n1cnc2c(N)ncnc12 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 868 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline 5'-deoxyadenosine Identifier CHEBI:17319 (CAS: 4754-39-6) help_outline Charge 0 Formula C10H13N5O3 InChIKeyhelp_outline XGYIMTFOTBMPFP-KQYNXXCUSA-N SMILEShelp_outline C[C@H]1O[C@H]([C@H](O)[C@@H]1O)n1cnc2c(N)ncnc12 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 69 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline 5-hydroxybenzimidazole Identifier CHEBI:137404 (CAS: 41292-65-3) help_outline Charge 0 Formula C7H6N2O InChIKeyhelp_outline KRKSOBREFNTJJY-UHFFFAOYSA-N SMILEShelp_outline C=1(C=CC2=C(C1)N=CN2)O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 1 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline A Identifier CHEBI:13193 Charge Formula R SMILEShelp_outline * 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 2,870 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline formate Identifier CHEBI:15740 (Beilstein: 1901205; CAS: 71-47-6) help_outline Charge -1 Formula CHO2 InChIKeyhelp_outline BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-M SMILEShelp_outline [H]C([O-])=O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 97 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline H+ Identifier CHEBI:15378 Charge 1 Formula H InChIKeyhelp_outline GPRLSGONYQIRFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N SMILEShelp_outline [H+] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 9,431 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline L-methionine Identifier CHEBI:57844 Charge 0 Formula C5H11NO2S InChIKeyhelp_outline FFEARJCKVFRZRR-BYPYZUCNSA-N SMILEShelp_outline CSCC[C@H]([NH3+])C([O-])=O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 121 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline NH4+ Identifier CHEBI:28938 (CAS: 14798-03-9) help_outline Charge 1 Formula H4N InChIKeyhelp_outline QGZKDVFQNNGYKY-UHFFFAOYSA-O SMILEShelp_outline [H][N+]([H])([H])[H] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 528 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline phosphate Identifier CHEBI:43474 Charge -2 Formula HO4P InChIKeyhelp_outline NBIIXXVUZAFLBC-UHFFFAOYSA-L SMILEShelp_outline OP([O-])([O-])=O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 992 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
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Publications
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Anaerobic 5-hydroxybenzimidazole formation from aminoimidazole ribotide: an unanticipated intersection of thiamin and vitamin B12 biosynthesis.
Mehta A.P., Abdelwahed S.H., Fenwick M.K., Hazra A.B., Taga M.E., Zhang Y., Ealick S.E., Begley T.P.
Comparative genomics of the bacterial thiamin pyrimidine synthase (thiC) revealed a paralogue of thiC (bzaF) clustered with anaerobic vitamin B12 biosynthetic genes. Here we demonstrate that BzaF is a radical S-adenosylmethionine enzyme that catalyzes the remarkable conversion of aminoimidazole ri ... >> More
Comparative genomics of the bacterial thiamin pyrimidine synthase (thiC) revealed a paralogue of thiC (bzaF) clustered with anaerobic vitamin B12 biosynthetic genes. Here we demonstrate that BzaF is a radical S-adenosylmethionine enzyme that catalyzes the remarkable conversion of aminoimidazole ribotide (AIR) to 5-hydroxybenzimidazole (5-HBI). We identify the origin of key product atoms and propose a reaction mechanism. These studies represent the first step in solving a long-standing problem in anaerobic vitamin B12 assembly and reveal an unanticipated intersection of thiamin and vitamin B12 biosynthesis. << Less
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 137:10444-10447(2015) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]
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Anaerobic biosynthesis of the lower ligand of vitamin B12.
Hazra A.B., Han A.W., Mehta A.P., Mok K.C., Osadchiy V., Begley T.P., Taga M.E.
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is required by humans and other organisms for diverse metabolic processes, although only a subset of prokaryotes is capable of synthesizing B12 and other cobamide cofactors. The complete aerobic and anaerobic pathways for the de novo biosynthesis of B12 are known, with the ... >> More
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is required by humans and other organisms for diverse metabolic processes, although only a subset of prokaryotes is capable of synthesizing B12 and other cobamide cofactors. The complete aerobic and anaerobic pathways for the de novo biosynthesis of B12 are known, with the exception of the steps leading to the anaerobic biosynthesis of the lower ligand, 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole (DMB). Here, we report the identification and characterization of the complete pathway for anaerobic DMB biosynthesis. This pathway, identified in the obligate anaerobic bacterium Eubacterium limosum, is composed of five previously uncharacterized genes, bzaABCDE, that together direct DMB production when expressed in anaerobically cultured Escherichia coli. Expression of different combinations of the bza genes revealed that 5-hydroxybenzimidazole, 5-methoxybenzimidazole, and 5-methoxy-6-methylbenzimidazole, all of which are lower ligands of cobamides produced by other organisms, are intermediates in the pathway. The bza gene content of several bacterial and archaeal genomes is consistent with experimentally determined structures of the benzimidazoles produced by these organisms, indicating that these genes can be used to predict cobamide structure. The identification of the bza genes thus represents the last remaining unknown component of the biosynthetic pathway for not only B12 itself, but also for three other cobamide lower ligands whose biosynthesis was previously unknown. Given the importance of cobamides in environmental, industrial, and human-associated microbial metabolism, the ability to predict cobamide structure may lead to an improved ability to understand and manipulate microbial metabolism. << Less
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 112:10792-10797(2015) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]