Structure and Reactivity of Hydroxypropylphosphonic Acid Epoxidase in Fosfomycin Biosynthesis by a Cation- and Flavin-Dependent Mechanism.
Mcluskey, K., Cameron, S., Hammerschmidt, F., Hunter, W.N.(2005) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102: 14221
- PubMed: 16186494 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0504314102
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2BNO, 2BNN, 2BNM - PubMed Abstract: 
The biosynthesis of fosfomycin, an oxirane antibiotic in clinical use, involves a unique epoxidation catalyzed by (S)-2-hydroxypropylphosphonic acid epoxidase (HPPE). The reaction is essentially dehydrogenation of a secondary alcohol. A high-resolution crystallographic analysis reveals that the HPPE subunit displays a two-domain combination ...