Journal ArticleAuthors : Hopiavuori, Austin R. (2023)
FeII/a-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases (Fe/aKG) are a large enzyme family that functionalize C-H bonds on diverse
organic substrates. Although Fe/aKG homologs catalyze an array of chemically useful reactions, hydroxylation typically predominates.
Microalgal DabC uniquely forms a novel C-C bond to construct the bioactive pyrrolidine ring in domoic acid biosynthesis. However,
this kainoid synthase exclusively performs a stereospecific hydroxylation reaction on it...