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Isoprenoid biosynthesis in Escherichia coli via the methylerythritol phosphate pathway: enzymatic conversion of methylerythritol cyclodiphosphate into a phosphorylated derivative of (E)-2-methylbut-2-ene-1,4-diol
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A crude cell-free system from an Escherichia coli strain overexpressing the cluster containing the three genes yfgA, yfgB, and gcpE converted 2-C-methyl-d-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate (1) into a phosphorylated derivative of (E)-2-methylbut-2-ene-1,4-diol (6), which most probably represents a novel intermediate in the methylerythritol phosphate pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis. The free diol 6 was accumulated by phosphatase treatment of the crude enzyme preparation and was identified by comparison with a synthetic reference.
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SEEMANN, Myriam, et al. Isoprenoid biosynthesis in Escherichia coli via the methylerythritol phosphate pathway: enzymatic conversion of methylerythritol cyclodiphosphate into a phosphorylated derivative of (E)-2-methylbut-2-ene-1,4-diol. Tetrahedron Letters. 2002. Vol. 43, num. 8, pags. 1413-1415. ISSN 0040-4039. [consulted: 11 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/225926