Figure 1
Pathways and structures. (a) Anabolic pathway of L-p-hydroxyphenylglycine. (b) Metabolic pathway of (R)-mandelate; MdlB is also referred to as S-mandelate dehydrogenase (MDH). (c) Chemical structure of oxidized flavin mononucleotide (FMNox). (d) The direct conversion of mandelate to benzoate by the Y128F mutant via a four-electron oxidative decarboxylation reaction. The numbering system is shown in red for FMN and phenylpyruvate; the si-face and re-face prochirality relative to the N5 atom of the isoalloxazine ring is indicated in blue and green, respectively. |