Salicylate synthase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:

chorismate → salicylic acid

MbtI is the responsible enzyme from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.[1]

References

  1. ^ Zwahlen, Jacque; Kolappan, Subramaniapillai; Zhou, Rong; Kisker, Caroline; Tonge, Peter J (January 30, 2007). "Structure and mechanism of MbtI, the salicylate synthase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis". Biochemistry. 46 (4): 954–964. doi:10.1021/bi060852x. PMID 17240979.


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