Enzyme name 4-hydroxy-2-oxovalerate aldolase
Description Catalyzes the retro-aldol cleavage of both 4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoate (HOPA) and 4-hydroxy-2-oxohexanoate (HOHA) to pyruvate and acetaldehyde or propanaldehyde, respectively.
Synonyms 4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoate pyruvate-lyase (acetaldehyde-forming)
(S)-4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoate pyruvate-lyase (acetaldehyde-forming)
4-hydroxy-2-ketovalerate aldolase
4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoate pyruvate-lyase
Degradation pathway DDT degradation
Reaction catalyzed by enzyme (S)-4-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoate <=> acetaldehyde + pyruvate
Enzyme class Lyases

BRENDA 4.1.3.39
KEGG Orthology ID EC 4.1.3.39
expasy EC 4.1.3.39
Enzyme Database EC 4.1.3.39
Organism Paraburkholderia xenovorans
Status Reviewed
Encoding gene bhp
Gene cluster bhpABCDEF
subnit bhpF
Protein Name 4-hydroxy-2-oxovalerate aldolase 4
GenBank ID CP000272.1
Protein ID ABE37049.1
UniProtKB ID P51015

Author Masai et al., 1995
Title Characterization of biphenyl catabolic genes of gram-positive polychlorinated biphenyl degrader Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
PMID 7793929
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Author Yamada et al., 1998
Title Two nearly identical aromatic compound hydrolase genes in a strong polychlorinated biphenyl degrader, Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
PMID 9603807
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Author Yang et al., 2007
Title Characterization and functional analysis of a novel gene cluster involved in biphenyl degradation in Rhodococcus sp. strain R04
PMID 18045404
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Author Masai et al., 1997
Title The bphDEF meta-cleavage pathway genes involved in biphenyl/polychlorinated biphenyl degradation are located on a linear plasmid and separated from the initial bphACB genes in Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1
PMID 9073078
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