ExplorEnz: EC 2.2.1.15

2.2.1.15

Accepted name:

6-deoxy-6-sulfo-D-fructose transketolase

Reaction:

(1) 6-deoxy-6-sulfo-D-fructose + D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate = D-xylulose-5-phosphate + 4-deoxy-4-sulfo-D-erythrose
(2) 4-deoxy-4-sulfo-D-erythrulose + D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate = D-xylulose-5-phosphate + sulfoacetaldehyde

Other name(s):

6-deoxy-6-sulfo-erythrulose transketolase; sqwGH (gene name)

Systematic name:

6-deoxy-6-sulfo-D-fructose:D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate glycolaldehydetransferase

Comments:

The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Clostridium sp. MSTE9, is involved in a D-sulfoquinovose degradation pathway.

References:

1.	Liu, J., Wei, Y., Ma, K., An, J., Liu, X., Liu, Y., Ang, E.L., Zhao, H. and Zhang, Y. Mechanistically diverse pathways for sulfoquinovose degradation in bacteria. ACS Catal. 11 (2021) 14740–14750.

[EC 2.2.1.15 created 2022]