mSystems (Jun 2021)

Genomic Determinants Encode the Reactivity and Regioselectivity of Flavin-Dependent Halogenases in Bacterial Genomes and Metagenomes

  • Jehyun Jeon,
  • Jaehee Lee,
  • Se-Min Jung,
  • Jae Hong Shin,
  • Woon Ju Song,
  • Mina Rho

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00053-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 3

Abstract

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Halogenases are playing an important role as tailoring enzymes in biosynthetic pathways. Flavin-dependent tryptophan halogenases (Trp-FDHs) are among the enzymes that have broad substrate scope and high selectivity.