Specificity and Reactivity in Menaquinone Biosynthesis: The Structure of Escherichia Coli Mend (2-Succinyl-5-Enolpyruvyl-6-Hydroxy-3-Cyclohexadiene-1-Carboxylate Synthase).
Dawson, A., Fyfe, P.K., Hunter, W.N.(2008) J Mol Biol 384: 1353
- PubMed: 18983854 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.10.048
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2JLC, 2JLA - PubMed Abstract: 
The thiamine diphosphate (ThDP) and metal-ion-dependent enzyme 2-succinyl-5-enolpyruvyl-6-hydroxy-3-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylate synthase, or MenD, catalyze the Stetter-like conjugate addition of alpha-ketoglutarate with isochorismate to release 2-su ...