IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 2.8.2.40

Accepted name: ω-hydroxy-β-dihydromenaquinone-9 sulfotransferase

Reaction: 3'-phosphoadenylyl sulfate + ω-hydroxy-β-dihydromenaquinone-9 = adenosine 3',5'-bisphosphate + ω-sulfo-β-dihydromenaquinone-9

Glossary: β-dihydromenaquinone-9 = MK-9(II-H2) = 2-methyl-3-[(2E,10E,14E,18E,22E,26E,30E,33E)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35-nonamethylhexatriaconta-2,10,14,18,22,26,30,33-octaen-1-yl]naphthalene-1,4-dione

Other name(s): stf3 (gene name)

Systematic name: 3'-phosphoadenylyl-sulfate:ω-hydroxy-β-dihydromenaquinone-9 sulfotransferase

Comments: The enzyme catalyses the last step in the production of ω-sulfo-β-dihydromenaquinone-9 by members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.

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References:

1. Mougous, J.D., Senaratne, R.H., Petzold, C.J., Jain, M., Lee, D.H., Schelle, M.W., Leavell, M.D., Cox, J.S., Leary, J.A., Riley, L.W. and Bertozzi, C.R. A sulfated metabolite produced by stf3 negatively regulates the virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103 (2006) 4258-4263. [PMID: 16537518]

2. Holsclaw, C.M., Sogi, K.M., Gilmore, S.A., Schelle, M.W., Leavell, M.D., Bertozzi, C.R. and Leary, J.A. Structural characterization of a novel sulfated menaquinone produced by stf3 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ACS Chem. Biol. 3 (2008) 619-624. [PMID: 18928249]

[EC 2.8.2.40 created 2021]


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