Crystal structure of LL-diaminopimelate aminotransferase from Arabidopsis thaliana: a recently discovered enzyme in the biosynthesis of L-lysine by plants and Chlamydia
Watanabe, N., Cherney, M.M., van Belkum, M.J., Marcus, S.L., Flegel, M.D., Clay, M.D., Deyholos, M.K., Vederas, J.C., James, M.N.(2007) J Mol Biol 371: 685-702
- PubMed: 17583737 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.05.061
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2Z1Z, 2Z20 - PubMed Abstract: 
The essential biosynthetic pathway to l-Lysine in bacteria and plants is an attractive target for the development of new antibiotics or herbicides because it is absent in humans, who must acquire this amino acid in their diet. Plants use a shortcut of a bacterial pathway to l-Lysine in which the pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzyme ll-diaminopimelate aminotransferase (LL-DAP-AT) transforms l-tetrahydrodipicolinic acid (L-THDP) directly to LL-DAP ...