LIS - Legume Information System
Information about legume traits for crop improvement
CicerMine
v5.1.0.3
Cicer data from the Legume Information System
v5.1.0.3
Cicer data from the Legume Information System
| Type | Family |
| Description | This family consists of biotin synthase B-like and bifunctional biotin synthase AB proteins. Biotin synthase works with flavodoxin, S-adenosylmethionine, and possibly cysteine to catalyze the last step of the biotin biosynthetic pathway. The reaction consists of the introduction of a sulphur atom into dethiobiotin, thus requiring activation of C-H bonds []. Biotin (vitamin H) is a prosthetic group in enzymes catalysing carboxylation and transcarboxylation reactions [].Biotin synthase from Escherichia coli is a homodimer of 76kDa, with each polypeptide chain carrying an oxygen-sensitive (4Fe-4S) cluster, probably ligated by three cysteines ofa CXXXCXXC box conserved among all known BioB sequences and a fourth still not identified ligand. BioB displays a pyridoxal phosphate-dependent cysteine desulphurase activity, which allows mobilisation of thesulphur atom from free cysteine [ ]. |
| Short Name | Biotin_synth/BioAB |
