IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 1.1.1.262

Accepted name: 4-hydroxythreonine-4-phosphate dehydrogenase

Reaction: 4-phosphooxy-L-threonine + NAD+ = 3-amino-2-oxopropyl phosphate + CO2 + NADH + H+

For diagram of reaction click here.

Other name(s): NAD+-dependent threonine 4-phosphate dehydrogenase; L-threonine 4-phosphate dehydrogenase; 4-(phosphohydroxy)-L-threonine dehydrogenase; PdxA; 4-(phosphonooxy)-L-threonine:NAD+ oxidoreductase; 4-phosphooxy-L-threonine:NAD+ oxidoreductase

Systematic name: 4-phosphooxy-L-threonine:NAD+ 3-oxidoreductase (decarboxylating)

Comments: The enzyme is part of the biosynthesis pathway of the coenzyme pyridoxal 5'-phosphate found in anaerobic bacteria.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 230310-36-8

References:

1. Cane, D.E., Hsiung, Y., Cornish, J.A., Robinson, J.K and Spenser, I.D. Biosynthesis of vitamine B6: The oxidation of L-threonine 4-phosphate by PdxA. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 120 (1998) 1936-1937.

2. Laber, B., Maurer, W., Scharf, S., Stepusin, K. and Schmidt, F.S. Vitamin B6 biosynthesis: formation of pyridoxine 5'-phosphate from 4-(phosphohydroxy)-L-threonine and 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate by PdxA and PdxJ protein. FEBS Lett. 449 (1999) 45-48. [PMID: 10225425]

3. Sivaraman, J., Li, Y., Banks, J., Cane, D.E., Matte, A. and Cygler, M. Crystal structure of Escherichia coli PdxA, an enzyme involved in the pyridoxal phosphate biosynthesis pathway. J. Biol. Chem. 278 (2003) 43682-43690. [PMID: 12896974]

4. Banks, J. and Cane, D.E. Biosynthesis of vitamin B6: direct identification of the product of the PdxA-catalyzed oxidation of 4-hydroxy-l-threonine-4-phosphate using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 14 (2004) 1633-1636. [PMID: 15026039]

[EC 1.1.1.262 created 2000, modified 2006, modified 2018]


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