Nonsymmetric formation of Δ1-piperideine from lysine in plants via a bacterial-like PLP-dependent enzyme
Catharine X. Wood,
Oriana Serna Daza,
Katherine Newling
et al.
Abstract:Piperidine alkaloids in plants derive from lysine via Δ1-piperideine. We investigated the alkaloid biosynthesis inFlueggea suffruticosa, a plant that produces diverse piperidine alkaloids, including securinine. Until now, pathways leading to the formation of Δ1-piperideine have involved two enzymatic steps: a decarboxylase and an oxidase, proceeding via free cadaverine. We discovered Δ1-piperideine synthase (PS), a PLP-dependent enzyme that forms Δ1-piperideine directly from lysine via an oxidative deamination… Show more
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