NADPH-dependent reductase BacG

UniProtKB accession:  P39644

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UniProtKB description:  Along with the bacABCDEF operon, BacG is involved in the biosynthesis of the nonribosomally synthesized dipeptide antibiotic bacilysin, composed of L-alanine and L-anticapsin. Bacilysin is an irreversible inactivator of the glutaminase domain of glucosamine synthetase (PubMed:20052993). BacG catalyzes the stereoselective reduction of exocyclic-delta(3),delta(5)-dihydro-hydroxyphenylpyruvate (ex-H2HPP), adding a pro-S hydride equivalent to C4 position to yield tetrahydro-hydroxyphenylpyruvate (H4HPP) (PubMed:22765234, PubMed:23519407). Although the 3Z,7R-ex-H2HPP isomer is kinetically disfavored by BacB and produced in a smaller quantity than 3E,7R-ex-H2HPP, it is the preferred substrate for the conjugate reduction reaction of BacG (PubMed:22765234, PubMed:23519407).