Crystal Structure and Mechanistic Implications of N2-(2-Carboxyethyl)Arginine Synthase, the First Enzyme in the Clavulanic Acid Biosynthesis Pathway
Caines, M.E.C., Elkins, J.M., Hewitson, K.S., Schofield, C.J.(2004) J Biol Chem 279: 5685
- PubMed: 14623876 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M310803200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1UPA, 1UPB, 1UPC - PubMed Abstract: 
The initial step in the biosynthesis of the clinically important beta-lactamase inhibitor clavulanic acid involves condensation of two primary metabolites, D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and L-arginine, to give N2-(2-carboxyethyl)arginine, a beta-amino acid ...