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Cobalt-precorrin 5A Hydrolase
Cobalt-precorrin 5A hydrolase (), ''CbiG (gene)'') is an enzyme with List of enzymes, systematic name ''cobalt-precorrin 5A acylhydrolase''. This enzyme catalysis, catalyses the following chemical reaction :cobalt-precorrin-5A + H2O \rightleftharpoons cobalt-precorrin-5B + acetaldehyde + 2 H+ This enzyme hydrolyses the ring A acetate lactone, delta-lactone of cobalt-precorrin-5A and releases a two-carbon fragment from the macrocycle, macrocyclic corrin ring as acetaldehyde. This is part of the biosynthetic pathway to cobalamin (vitamin B12) in anaerobic organism, anaerobic bacteria such as ''Salmonella typhimurium'' and ''Bacillus megaterium''. See also * Cobalamin biosynthesis References External links * {{Portal bar, Biology, border=no EC 3.7.1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. Almost all metabolic processes in the cell need enzyme catalysis in order to occur at rates fast enough to sustain life. Metabolic pathways depend upon enzymes to catalyze individual steps. The study of enzymes is called ''enzymology'' and the field of pseudoenzyme analysis recognizes that during evolution, some enzymes have lost the ability to carry out biological catalysis, which is often reflected in their amino acid sequences and unusual 'pseudocatalytic' properties. Enzymes are known to catalyze more than 5,000 biochemical reaction types. Other biocatalysts are catalytic RNA molecules, called ribozymes. Enzymes' specificity comes from their unique three-dimensional structures. Like all catalysts, enzymes increase the reaction ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
