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Chem Commun (Camb)
; 49(70): 7714-6, 2013 Sep 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23877651
ABSTRACT
OvoA is an iron(II) dependent sulfoxide synthase which catalyzes the first step in ovothiol A biosynthesis. This enzyme sulphurizes the C5 position of the imidazole side chain of L-histidine. We report the substrate specificity profile of this catalyst and present data which indicate that OvoA catalysis follows an thiol-ene type mechanism.